Flaky Pie Crust

| Dessert | Vegetarian cuisine

Category: Pastry  ·  Serves 1  ·  Prep: 60 min

Ingredients

• 310 g (2 ½ cups) flour
• 6 g (1 tsp) salt
• 4 g (1 tsp) white granulated sugar (optional)
• 225 g (1 cup) cold butter
• 95 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) cold water

Instructions

1. Whisk flour, salt and sugar together in a deep bowl.
2. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture.
3. Using a pastry blender or two butter knives, cut the butter into the flour until the butter is in small pea-sized pieces.
4. Add cold water; cut the water into the flour-butter mixture with the edge of a rubber spatula until it is evenly moistened and will hold together when pressed.
5. Form the dough into a ball with your hands, kneading in any loose flour. This should be done as quickly as possible to avoid melting the butter in the dough.
6. Chill the dough for 10–20 minutes.
7. Cut the dough evenly in half.
8. On a lightly floured board, roll each half out until it will cover a 20 cm (9 inch) pie dish, with about 2 cm (¾" inch) overhang.

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