Best All-Purpose Pie Crust Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
  • 3 to 4 tbsp ice water

Directions:

  1. To make by hand, combine the flour, salt, and sugar, if using, in a large bowl. Work the butter into the flour with a knife, pastry cutter, or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle the ice water onto the crumbly dough and, with your hands, push the dough from the sides to the middle of the bowl to form a ball that holds together. Transfer to a work surface. Cut the dough in half, place half on top of the other, and press down. Repeat the cutting and pressing steps three or four times until all of the water is incorporated into the dough and it clings together.
  2. On a floured surface, gently flatten the ball of dough with a rolling pin. Starting from the center, roll the dough into a circle about an inch larger than the diameter of the pie pan. Lift the dough into the pan. Fold the edges under and crimp with your fingers or a fork.
  3. To make in a food processor, cut the butter into 1inch pieces and place them in the bowl of the food processor. Add the flour, salt, and sugar. Process until all of the ingredients are incorporated. With the processor on, add the water a tablespoon at a time until the dough begins to clump but is still crumbly. Continue to drizzle a little water and pulse the food processor, stopping to test the dough with your fingertips to see if it is moist enough to hold together.
  4. When you can gather the dough into a ball, remove it from the processor, place it on a lightly floured surface, and roll out and fit into the pan as above.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 339.57 Kcal (1422 kJ)
Calories from fat 88.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.88g 15%
Cholesterol 24.52mg 8%
Sodium 122.54mg 5%
Potassium 88mg 2%
Total Carbs 54.15g 18%
Sugars 1.75g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.12g 8%
Protein 7.11g 14%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 3.5mg 19%
Calcium 20.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 386.23 Kcal (1617 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.24g 15%
Cholesterol 27.89mg 8%
Sodium 139.38mg 5%
Potassium 100.1mg 2%
Total Carbs 61.59g 18%
Sugars 1.99g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.41g 8%
Protein 8.08g 14%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 4mg 19%
Calcium 23.5mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.2
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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