Homemade Pie Dough
Making Homemade Pie Dough may seem difficult and can intimidate even the best cooks. This recipe makes the process easier than you can imagine. Using a food processor is a great way to streamline the process. Simply pulse the ingredients a few times until the dough comes together and then refrigerate the dough for use in a variety of great recipes. You’re going to want to add this one to your recipe collection.
Homemade pie dough is so versatile, it can be used to make a variety of sweet and savory recipes. I’ve made Caramel Apple Pecan Galette (pictured above), Peach and Blueberry Galette, Chicken Pot Pie, Peach and Rhubarb Slab Pie, Cherry Turnovers, Caramel Apple Palmiers and so much more. It is a basic recipe with only three ingredients, which can be used in so many delicious recipes.
Homemade Pie Dough
Makes one 10-inch pie crust.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons of COLD unsalted butter, cubed
- 6 tablespoons COLD water
How to make pie dough?
- Place the flour and the COLD cubed butter in the food processor and cover. Pulse the mixture 9 or 10 times to combine the flour and butter into pea-size chunks.
- Add the cold water slowly while pulsing 3 or 4 more times until the mixture mostly comes together in a ball.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and bring it together with your hands to combine the dough.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- When cold, roll out the dough using a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface. Use it to make a fruit pie, a savory chicken pot pie, hand pies or a large slab pie on a sheet pan.
Don’t get me wrong, I have used store bought pie dough MANY times. It is convenient and can be a time-saver. But I never regret making my own pie dough, it is flaky and buttery and turns my desserts into something heavenly.
Don’t be intimidated any longer, give this recipe a try. I think you’ll be surprised at just how easy it is to make homemade pie dough. And the extra scraps of dough can be turned into almost anything, like these Caramel Apple Palmiers. Yummy!
Homemade Pie Dough
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, COLD and cubed
- 6 tablespoons COLD water
Instructions
- Place the flour and the COLD cubed butter in the food processor and cover. Pulse the mixture 9 or 10 times to combine the flour and butter into pea-size chunks.
- Add the cold water slowly while pulsing 3 or 4 more times until the mixture mostly comes together in a ball.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and bring it together with your hands to combine the dough.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- When cold, roll out the dough using a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface. Use it to make a fruit pie, a savory chicken pot pie, hand pies or a large slab pie on a sheet pan.
Equipment
- 1 food processor