Buttery Pie Crust

Make a pecan pie even more delicious with a homemade rich buttery pie crust. Quick and easy recipe, that should be followed very closely.
Ingredients -
 
2 1/2 cups All-Purpose or Pastry Flour
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups ice cold Butter
1/2 cup ice Water
 
Preparation:
 
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.

2. Cut butter into small chunks.

3. Add the butter to the flour mixture. Using a pastry knife cut the butter into pea size pieces.

4. Add ice water.

5. Mix water into flour mixture with a fork until it begins to become dough.

6. Knead by hand, quickly. Dough needs to remain cold.

7. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate an hour before shaping crust.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 
 


Cooking Tip

Buttery Pie Crust
Most pie crusts are made with shortening. Using butter adds a rich flavor as well as making the pie crust flakier.

Cooking Tip

Ice Cold Ingredients
One of the techniques to making perfect pie crusts is the temperature of the ingredients and the work area. Make sure both the butter and the water are ice cold.


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