Basic Food Processor Pie Crust |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 1 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Easy, foolproof pie crust - made easy by using your food processor. Prep time includes chilling time. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup very cold unsalted butter, , cut into 1-inch pieces |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup ice cold water |
Directions:
1. Insert metal blade into your food processor.
2. Add flour, butter and salt and process until mixture is like coarse meal; it takes about 8 to 10 seconds.
3. Add ice water and pulse, not process, until dough begins to clump together; don't let it form a ball.
4. Remove dough from processor and place in a freezer-size plastic storage zippie bag.
5. Work through the bag to press dough together into a ball; then press into a flat disc.
6. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
7. When you need it, roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
8. Makes enough dough for a single 9 or 10-inch pie shell.
9. Note that this is the recipe provided by Cuisinart; I am not quite as fussy and it always works for me; the key is the ice-cold butter, the ice-cold water, and not letting it process too long.
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