Name: Quick and Easy Flaky Pie Crust
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.25 cups all purpose flour; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 0.125 tsp salt; 4 ounces unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons ice water

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Quick and Easy Flaky Pie Crust

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Ingredients

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Quick and Easy Flaky Pie Crust

1 ¼ cups all purpose flourplus more for flouring your work surface

1 tbsp granulated sugaromit for a savory pie

⅛ tsp salt

4 ounces unsalted buttercut into small cubes

3 tablespoons ice water

Instructions

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Instructions

Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of your food processor and pulse about 5 times until combined. Add the cubed butter and pulse in short, quick pulses (do not process!) until it resembles coarse meal or peas. You want to see clumps of butter — that’s a good thing.

Add 3 tablespoons of water through the feed tube while pulsing in short, quick pulses once again. Be careful not to pulse too much — just until the water is incorporated. Remove the lid and check the dough. If you can pinch it together and it holds, it’s fine. If it’s still dry, add 1-2 tablespoons more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, incorporating it with short, quick pulses once more, until it’s cohesive.

Turn the dough out onto your work surface, and knead it together with your hands and form it into a disk. Wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill the dough for about 30 minutes prior to rolling to relax the gluten and chill that butter back up!

Once chilled, unwrap the dough and place on a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle the dough and flour your rolling pin, and roll the dough out from the middle to the outer edge, going in about 10 minute intervals clockwise around to form a circle. After every couple of rolls, make sure to lift the dough and sprinkle more flour underneath to prevent sticking. If the dough does stick, scrape any bits of dough from your work surface as it’s a magnet for even more sticking.

Roll the dough until it’s large enough to hang over the edge of your pie pan by a couple of inches. Once it’s large enough, use your rolling pin to gently roll the dough around it, and unroll it right into your pie plate.

Tuck the dough gently into the inside of the pie pan, then use a bench scraper or knife to trim the edges around the top of the pie. It’s ok to leave a little extra for crimping, etc. as the top does shrink a bit.

From there, crimp your edges as best as you can, or use the scraps to cut out decorative shapes.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Keep Everything Ice Cold ❄️
Use ice water and keep your butter in the freezer until the last moment—cold fat creates steam pockets that produce those coveted flaky layers in your crust.
Don't Overwork the Dough 🙌
Pulse the food processor in short bursts rather than continuous mixing; stop as soon as the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs to avoid developing gluten and creating a tough crust.
Chill Before Rolling 🧊
Wrap your formed dough disk and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling—this relaxes the gluten and prevents shrinkage during baking for a perfectly shaped pie.
Cube Your Butter for Even Distribution 🧈
Cut cold butter into small ½-inch cubes before adding to the food processor; uniform pieces distribute evenly throughout the flour, ensuring consistent flakiness in every bite.
Freeze for Make-Ahead Convenience ❄️
Prepare dough disks weeks in advance and freeze them wrapped tightly in plastic wrap—they'll keep for up to 3 months and can go straight from freezer to rolling pin without thawing.