3 Ingredient Pie Crust Recipe
Many recipes use too many items. They take a long time to make. This 3 Ingredient Pie Crust Recipe changes everything. It is the easiest way to bake.
Equipment
- One large mixing bowl.
- Measuring cups and spoons
- A sturdy pastry cutter.
- A rolling pin.
- Plastic wrap for chilling.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 1.5 cups.
- Cold salted butter: 0.5 cups 1 stick.
- Ice cold water: 4 to 5 tablespoons.
Instructions
- Put the flour in your bowl. Cut the cold butter into small cubes.
- Add the butter to the flour. Use a fork or pastry cutter.
- Mix until it looks like crumbs. Do not melt the butter. Small butter bits make it flaky.
- Add one tablespoon of water at a time. Stir gently after each spoonful.
- Stop when the dough holds together. It should not be sticky. It should not be dry.
- Form the dough into a flat disk. Wrap it in plastic wrap.
- Put it in the fridge. Let it rest for 30 minutes. This makes it easy to roll.
- Flour your surface. Roll the dough into a circle.
- Place it in your pie pan. Trim the edges. Bake according to your pie filling.
Notes
- Use very cold butter.
- Do not overwork the dough.
- Use ice-cold water only.
- Let the dough rest well.
- Keep your hands cool while mixing.