Nick Malgieri’s Flaky Butter Pie Dough

Name: Nick Malgieri’s Flaky Butter Pie Dough
Yield: Makes enough for one 9-inch double crust
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter; 5-6 tablespoons ice water; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ¼ cup cake flour

Preparation info

Makes enough for
one 9 inch
double crust

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

This all-purpose pie dough is made with butter as its only fat. The small amount of cake flour keeps the crust tender, and the touch of baking powder, while not enough to make the dough puff, helps it cling to the pan. It’s an excellent, richly flavored dough for all sorts of pies and tarts. Use it for any pie or tart in this book.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup cake flour
¼ teaspoon

Vegetarian

Method

In a mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose and cake flours, baking powder and salt. Stir well to blend.
Cut each stick of butter into 6 or 8 pieces. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is mealy and no large pieces of butter are visible.
Sprinkle the water over the flour and butter mixture and toss with a for