The Easiest Homemade Pie Dough
Homemade pie dough is easy as, well...pie! Make this trusted recipe and add your favorite sweet or savory ingredients as the filling.
Prep:
5
minutes
Cook:
0
minutes
TOtal:
5
minutes
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour you may end up using another 1/2 cup of flour, start with 1 and 1/4 cups first
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 8 tablespoons or 1 stick cold unsalted Butter, cut into tiny cubes
- 3-4 tablespoons ice cold water
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Instructions
- In a food processor or using your hands, gently pulse or mix 1 and 1/4 cups of flour and salt.
- Pulse in the cubes of butter until they are about the size of peas.
- Drizzle in the first 3 tablespoons of ice cold water and pulse a few times until the dough just starts to come together. The dough should start together when you press it in your hands. If it's a little on the dry side, add the additional tablespoon of water. If the dough is a little on the wet side, gradually add a bit more flour.
- On a floured surface, bring the dough together with your hands, shape it into a disc, wrap is saran wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or pop in the freezer for 30 minutes before rolling out for use.
- One the dough is chilled, when you are ready to assemble, roll it out and use in your favorite recipe.