Perfect Pie Crust

Name: Perfect Pie Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters to 8 tablespoons (about ice water; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 12 Tbsps (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter; 79 milliliters very cold vegetable shortening

Perfect Pie Crust might be just the crust you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 161 calories, 2g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 20. Head to the store and pick up sugar, ice water, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Shortening

Water

Butter

Dough

Peas

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut the dough in half.

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Dough

Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top crust.

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Crust