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Easy Pie Crust Recipe
by David St. John

Easy Pie Crust
Rating: 4/5
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Prep time: United States American
  Servings: 2 Crusts

Ingredients

  • 1 TBSP sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) cold Butter (cut into 1/2-inch dice)
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for rolling)

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar in the water.
  2. Refrigerate until very cold, about 30 minutes.
  3. During that time, refrigerate your butter, flour, mixer bowl, and paddle, too.
  4. In the chilled bowl, combine the cold butter and flour.
  5. With your hands, toss the butter in the flour until each cube is lightly coated.
  6. With the chilled paddle, beat the flour-butter mixture on low speed to just break up the butter, about 30 seconds.
  7. Add the water mixture all at once and raise the speed to medium-low.
  8. Beat just until the dough comes together in big chunks, then immediately turn off the mixer.
  9. Divide the chunks of dough in half and very gently pat each group into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
  10. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, before rolling.
  11. You can refrigerate the disks for up to 1 day or freeze for up to 3 months.