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Pie Crust

This Pie Crust is super easy to make for anybody with any baking skill level. This pie crust can be used for both sweet and savory pies.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Calories 2938 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Food processor

Ingredients
 

  • 2½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 2 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Butter, Cold
  • 5 tablespoon Water, Ice cold

For Topping

  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tablespoon Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Coarse sugar

Instructions
 

  • Place flour, sugar, and salt in the food processor and blitz a few times.
    2½ cup All-purpose flour, 2 tablespoon Sugar, 1 teaspoon Salt
  • Cube the butter and add to the flour mixture, and pulse 10 times until all the butter is broken.
    1 cup Butter
  • The mixture will be crumbly and coarse. Add 2 tablespoons of ice water to bond the mixture together. Pinch a small amount of the dough between your fingertips, and if the dough still is not sticking together add more water, one tablespoon at a time.
    5 tablespoon Water
  • Dump the dough onto the floured counter. Press the dough together to form a large disk. Do not knead the dough. This will cause the butter to melt.
  • Divide the dough into two discs and wrap them in cling wrap and chill for a couple of hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F
  • Roll each piece of the dough out to ¼ inch. Place one of the dough sheets on the pie pan. Trim the edges and leave about one inch extra from the edge.
  • Poke the bottom of the crust. with a fork. Fill the pie with the filling. Place the second dough on top and trim the edges, and place the top and the bottom crust together.
  • Crimple the edges with one knuckle inside and two fingers outside. Poke the top with a fork, and brush the top with a mix of egg and milk. Sprinkle the top with coarse sugar and bake for 40-45 minutes
    1 Egg, 2 tablespoon Milk, 1 tablespoon Coarse sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 2938kcalCarbohydrates: 264gProtein: 41gFat: 192gSaturated Fat: 119gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 50gTrans Fat: 7gCholesterol: 655mgSodium: 3869mgPotassium: 496mgFiber: 8gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 5959IUCalcium: 167mgIron: 15mg
Keyword APPLE PIE, PIE, Pie Crust
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