Pie Dough

Name: Pie Dough
Ingredients: 18 tablespoons [2¼ sticks or 255 g] unsalted butter, cut into 18 pieces; 3 cups [420 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup [240 g] ice water

Preparation info

Makes •
2
slab pie crusts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

I’ve been making this pie dough for many years; I love how flaky and rich it is. If your kitchen is especially warm, chill the dry ingredients for 10 minutes before moving to step 2.

Ingredients

18 tablespoons [2¼ sticks or 255 g] unsalted butter, cut into 18 pieces
3

Vegetarian

Method

1) Place the butter pieces in a small bowl and freeze for 5 to 10 minutes.

2) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, mix the flour, granulated sugar, and salt on low speed until combined. Add half of the chilled butter and mix on low speed until the butter is just starting to break down, about 1 minute. Add the rest of the butter and continue mixing until the butter is broke