Pie Pastry

Name: Pie Pastry
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Pastry for an 8- to 10-inch pie
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 8 tablespoons cold butter cut into half-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water

By Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey

Updated Nov. 3, 2022

Total Time: 10 minutes, plus refrigeration
Rating: 5(46)
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Ingredients

Yield:Pastry for an 8- to 10-inch pie

1½cups flour
8tablespoons cold butter cut into half-inch cubes
1tablespoon sugar
2 to 3tablespoons ice water

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Preparation

Step 1
Put the flour, butter and sugar into the container of a food processor. Start blending.
Step 2
Gradually add enough water so that the dough can be gathered into a fairly cohesive ball.
Step 3
If a food processor is not used, place the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and cut it in with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. Add the water, stirring quickly with a fork.
Step 4
Gather the dough into a ball and flatten it into a round disk one-inch thick. Wrap the dough in wax paper and chill for an hour or less.