Leave All Those Pie Crust Fails in the Rearview Mirror! Our All Butter Homemade Pie Crust Recipe Will Make It All Better.
If you’ve tried and failed to make pie crust in the past, know that we understand where you’re coming from. We think that everyone who has ever made a pie has had a bad experience with a failed pie crust attempt. But it’s time for success! And we are so very serious when we tell you that this recipe is a no-fail pie crust recipe. It’s foolproof. The food processor does most of the work and all you have to do is a bit of counting and temperature control. Your butter MUST be cold. Your ice water must be icy. You must count the number of times you pulse your food processor. But if you follow the recipe, you will end up with a beautiful, flaky, tender pie crust that’s richly flavored—butter wins over shortening every time in the flavor department—and sure to win you all the raves. This easy all-butter pie crust recipe makes two 14-inch rounds of rolled out pie dough, or enough for one double-crust pie or two single-crust pies, quiches or tarts. If you only need one round, go ahead and make the whole recipe! You can freeze the extra crust for up to three months to use later. Give yourself a little pie crust making pep talk and let’s get mixing!
Yes, A 3-Ingredient Pie Crust.
Because three ingredients are truly all you need to make a perfect pie crust. We’re assuming you’ve got water, but if you really want to nitpick, ice water makes for a fourth ingredient. We also think this buttery pie crust makes a terrific crust for both sweet and savory pies, but if you’re making, say, an apple pie and want to sweeten things up, you can add a tablespoon of sugar to this pie crust recipe. Without further ado, here are the three ingredients you’ll need to make homemade pie crust:
Flour. Regular old all-purpose flour.
Butter. Unsalted. Cold as can be, fresh from the fridge. In fact, after you dice the butter, if it seems to have warmed a bit, you can pop it back in the fridge or freezer to rechill before you start making the pie crust.
Fine Sea salt or regular old table salt will do.
How To Make Perfect Homemade Pie Crust, Every Time.
Pie crust doesn’t need to feel hard. With your trusty food processor and a little understanding of what trip points you may encounter, you can definitely nail this recipe! Here are our three biggest tips and tricks for making the best pie crust:
Keep everything cold. When in doubt—or when it’s hot out—chill everything again. When we say cold butter, we mean COLD!. If it warms up when you cut it, put it back in the fridge. If it’s been in your grocery bag for a while and it’s warm outside, put it in the fridge for a while. Some people chill their flour, too. You don’t have to, but it doesn’t hurt.
Don’t overmix your pie dough. This is absolutely essential to keep in mind for a pie crust recipe that uses a food processor because, while the food processor is faster and better at keeping everything cold than using your hands, it’s also more likely to land you in the realm of people who have overmixed their pie dough. Just pay close attention, and—if you must err!—err on the side of undermixing.
Butter! All-butter pie crusts have won our hearts because butter is more flavorful than shortening. They just taste better, and that’s always a win. We call for unsalted butter because that allows you to control the saltiness of the final product.
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Homemade Pie Crust Perfection: Achieved!
How good does it feel to have mastered homemade pie crust? SO SO good. We know. And no one has to know how easy it is to make. Just let them wonder at your mad culinary skills! When you whip up this beautiful pie crust, we want to see what you fill it with and how much you love it. Share a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see your stuff! Happy eating!
