homemade pie crust

Total Time 20 min

Ingredients:

Directions:

This pie crust will save you time, no need to chill in the refrigerator before rolling out!

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. Cut the butter into ¼ inch slices and add to the flour mixture. Cover the butter with the flour and allow to sit for about 5 minutes. Then, with a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse sand and the butter is fully incorporated. Add the water, one tablespoon at a time, while mixing the flour with your hands, and slowly shape into a ball until all of the flour comes together into a dough. Form the dough into a ball and transfer to a lightly floured flat surface. Add a sprinkle of flour on top of the ball and to your rolling pin and roll evenly in all directions to flatten into an eight inch diameter circle. Roll the dough onto the rolling pin to pick up and transfer to your pie plate. Gently push the dough down into the bottom sides of the plate and fold the top edge onto itself inside the plate for a thick top edge. Push little thumbprints around the edge to create a zig zag pattern. Prick the dough at the bottom of the plate with a fork.

You may fill with a desired filling of your choice and bake at the directed temperature and time for the filling recipe. Makes 1 crust. Double this recipe if making a pie with both a bottom and top crust.