Pie Crust

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling
Yield dough for one 9-inch pie
Test Kitchen Approved
The best pies start with the best crusts. Learn how to make a pie crust recipe from scratch using these step-by-step instructions.

Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS FOR SINGLE-CRUST PIE:
  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
  • INGREDIENTS FOR DOUBLE-CRUST PIE:
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 1/3 to 2/3 cup ice water

Directions

  1. Combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed.
  2. Shape dough into a disk for a single-crust pie. For a double-crust pie, divide dough in half, with 1 piece slightly larger than the other; shape into 2 disks. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate.
  4. For a single-crust pie: Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Fill or bake according to recipe directions.
  5. For a double-crust pie: Add filling to crust. Roll out remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Bake according to recipe directions.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece (1/8 recipe) single-crust pastry: 173 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 165mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

This all-butter pie crust makes a flavorful, flaky pie. It is easy to handle and bakes to be golden brown and beautiful—just like Mom's! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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