Pie crust recipe

Pie Crust recipe

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Ingredients

250 g	flour, plus extra for rolling
230 g	butter
1 tsp	salt
1 tsp	sugar
6 tbsp	water

Instructions

Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a blender and pulse to mix. Add butter and mix again. Add ice water 1 rbsp at a time, mixing until mixture just begins to clump together.

Remove dough from machine and place in a mound on a clean surface. Gently shape into 2 discs. Knead the dough just enough to form the discs, do not over-knead.

Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, and up to 2 days.

Remove one crust disc from the refrigerator. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Roll out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface.

Carefully place onto pie plate and gently press the dough down to line the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

Add filling to the pie crust.

Preparation time:
ca. 45 min
Resting time:
ca. 1 hr
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a