Butter Pie Crust

Pie crust is a super simple and versatile flakey pastry made with 3 main ingredients - flour, butter and water. It can be blind baked, par-baked or baked with a filling and used with any type of filling.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings crusts

Calories 1406 kcal

Equipment

1 food processor
1 Rolling Pin
1 Pie Dish

Ingredients

1/2 cup (120mL) cold water
1-2 TBSP (15-30mL) alcohol any spirit, I prefer bourbon (you can't taste it)
2 1/2 cups (300g) all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
1 cup (227g) salted butter cold
1 large egg for egg wash use before final bake
1-2 Tbsp turbinado sugar sprinkle on top of egg wash

Instructions

Place the alcohol in a measuring cup and add the cold water. Place it in the freezer while you prepare the other ingredients.
1-2 TBSP (15-30mL) alcohol, 1/2 cup (120mL) cold water
Place the flour in the bowl of the food processor. Place the whole bowl in the freezer while you cube the butter.
2 1/2 cups (300g) all-purpose flour
Add the cubed butter to the flour in the freezer, for 5-10 minutes.
1 cup (227g) salted butter
Remove the the bowl from the freezer, place it on the food processor and pulse until pea seize chunks form.
While the food processor is on, stream in the water mixture just until it starts to come together. Start with only 1/3 cup of water and use up to 2/3 cup (total with the alcohol) if needed, I usually do 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp(ish). You want the dough to be kinda crumbly but stick together when you press on it.
Remove the dough from the food processor, press it together so it all sticks together. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for an hour.
Use pie crust as desired. If blind or par-baking, use egg wash just before final bake. Sprinkle with the sugar, if desired.
1 large egg for egg wash, 1-2 Tbsp turbinado sugar

Notes

You can sub some of the flour for other types of flours for different flavors
You can brown some or all of the butter but make sure the final amount is the same in weight as the ingredients states.
You can use less water and more alcohol to bring in a bourbon flavor if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 1406kcalCarbohydrates: 125gProtein: 17gFat: 94gSaturated Fat: 59gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 244mgSodium: 733mgPotassium: 196mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2836IUCalcium: 51mgIron: 7mg