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Flaky Pie Crust

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Course: Dessert
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Resting time: 2 hours
Servings: 2 pie crust
Calories: 695kcal

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Flour
  • 1 cup butter cut into pieces best to freeze overnight
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 7 tbsp ice water
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  • Place the flour and butter in a food processor with a steel blade
  • Chop the butter into small pieces into flour until the flour is course looking with no large pieces of butter to be found in the flour.
  • Transfer the flour and butter mixture to a large mixing bowl add the salt, cider vinegar and cold water to the bowl and mix throughly with your hands until a smooth ball forms. You should be able to pull a piece of the dough and it stretches in your hand.
  • Wrap the pie dough in plastic wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.

To Use:

  • The pie dough makes 1 10 inch pie top and bottom or 2 , 10 inch pie shells.
  • To make pie shells you will need to add pie weights or a pound of beans to line the bottom of the crust. Make sure to place a baking sheet between the crust and the pie weights.
  • Pie shells cook about 15 to 20 minutes @ about 200 degrees C.
  • A filled pie cooks for about 50 - 60 mins @ 200 degrees C.

Nutrition

Calories: 695kcal | Carbohydrates: 136g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 714mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 8mg