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Homemade Pie Crust Recipe

Master this homemade pie crust recipe with simple ingredients and step-by-step tips for the flakiest, most tender crust you’ll ever bake.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Homemade pie crust recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1
Author momma lew

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour and more for rolling
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter cold
  • 5 tablespoons of water cold
  • 2 tbsp vodka

Instructions

  1. Make pie crust at minimum 30 mins before using it.
  2. Add the all purpose flour, salt and sugar to a large bowl
  3. Whisk or fluff the flour mixture with a fork to incorporate
  4. Cut or Grate cold (frozen) butter into the flour.
  5. For any pieces too small to grate, chop into pea sized pieces
  6. Mix with a fork or pastry blender - to avoid melting the butter with your hands.
  7. Once all of the butter is full coated in flour and well incorporated, add in vodka.
  8. Mix it in (this gives a flaky and tender crust).
  9. Add in 3 tbsp of ice cold water (omitting the ice).
  10. Mix with a fork until the dough comes together.
  11. Add more ice water by the tablespoon until a shaggy dough forms.
  12. Squeeze the dough together in your hand. 
  13. Once it hold, its ready.
  14. Squeeze and knead the dough together.
  15. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 mins before using.
  16. Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface to fit your pie dish.
  17. Follow your pie recipe for cooking time.

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