Short Pastry

Name: Short Pastry
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 9- or 10-inch pie crusts
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour; 1/2 pound cold butter in pieces; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe from Jim Fobel

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(19)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 9- or 10-inch pie crusts

2¼cups flour
½pound cold butter in pieces
1tablespoon sugar
½teaspoon salt

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Preparation

Step 1
Place flour in bowl of electric mixer with paddle attachment. Add butter, and mix on low speed until butter is size of peas.
Step 2
Dissolve sugar and salt in scant ½ cup cold water. Sprinkle over flour mixture, and mix briefly at low speed until dough just comes together. Divide dough in two slightly unequal halves, and roll out for pie. Or form dough in flattened disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until ready to use or overnight.