3 Ingredient Pie Crust With Butter
This easy 3 ingredient pie crust is made with salted butter, all purpose flour, and cold water. No food processor needed. Double pie crust recipe- if you need one one crust cut the recipe in half.
Equipment
- 1 Large Bowl
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup cold salted butter refrigerated or frozen- very cold!
- 1/2 cup ice water use LOTS of ice
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a large bowl. If you prefer a saltier crust, add 1/2 tsp additional salt to the flour and mix well. Cut up the cold, salted butter into 1/4 inch chunks and add it to the dry ingredients.2.5 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup cold salted butter
- Use a fork to blend the butter into the flour mixture until small pea-size chunks form. Do not overmix the dough.
- Add the cold water to the dough 1 tablespoon at a time. Then mix with a fork until all of the flour is incorporated and a rough, shaggy ball of dough is formed. The dough will not be uniform, and you should still see pea-sized chunks of solid butter. Do not over mix. Use your hands to form the dough into a 6 inch disk and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.1/2 cup ice water
- Make sure to follow the instructions on your pie for the next steps.
Notes
- For a flaky pie crust, do not overmix the dough. You want to see small pea sized chunks of butter in the final ball of dough.
- Measure your flour by using the scoop and level method. First scoop the flour out with a spoon, then pour it into the measuring cup, then level off with the back of a butter knife.
- Use very cold ingredients.
- This pie crust is perfect for a 9" or 10" pie plate.
- Remember, if you only need a bottom pie crust and not a top, cut the recipe in half.
Nutrition
Calories: 1138kcalCarbohydrates: 238gProtein: 32gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 334mgFiber: 8gSugar: 1gCalcium: 50mgIron: 15mg
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