Basic Pie Pastry

Name: Basic Pie Pastry
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled; 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

Appears in

Memories of Philippine Kitchens

By Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

Published 2006

About

Makes enough for one 9-inch double pie crust

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼

Asia
Philippines
Dessert
Vegetarian
South East Asia

Method

Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Cut the butter into the flour using your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until the texture resembles coarse meal with visible bits of butter. Drizzle 4 tablespoons ice water evenly over the mixture and gently stir with a fork or pulse until incorporated. Pinch off a small handful of