Easy Pie Crust

4.67 from 6 votes

Pie Crust doesn't have to be hard--this recipe is super simple and comes together in under 5 minutes in the food processor. It's easy enough for tweens and teens to tackle with just a bit of mom help too!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: Crusts

Calories: 1390kcal

Author: Laura

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt can bump up to one 1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 cup butter use cold butter, can use lard in place of butter
1/4-1/2 cup cold water

Instructions

in the bowl of food processor whirl the flour, salt and sugar together
cut the butter in chunks
drop in the food processor and pulse on and off until it resembles fine crumbs, once it does then it's ready for water
start with the smallest amount of water and drizzle it in the food processor while it's running
if the dough clumps up it's done, if it doesn't come together it needs more water, add just enough to make if form a ball
once the dough clumps it's time to divide it into two pieces, pat them a bit flat, wrap and chill at least one hour or until ready to use
if the dough stays in the fridge more than 3-4 hours I like to let them warm a bit before I roll them out just to make them more pliable
once rolled out chill the crust in the pan at least 15 minutes (while the filling is being made) to keep it from becoming a mush puddle in the oven

Notes

the amount of water depends on humidity in the air, actual amount of flour used which can vary via measuring methods
if the dough stays in the fridge more than 3-4 hours I like to let them warm a bit before I roll them out just to make them more pliable
if you don't have a food processor use two butter knives or your hands or a pastry blender and chop or rub the butter and flour together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs, then add water and stir until it becomes a dough ball

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