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Homemade Pie Crust

If you adore pie, this post will help you to success! This step-by-step guide for homemade pie crust will result in an all-butter, flakey pie crust that's easy to execute and perfect for Homemade Apple Pie, Rose Apple Pie or Apple Hand Pies.
Prep Time30 minutes
Chilling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Calorie
Servings: 2 pie crusts
Cost: $7

Equipment

  • 1 (9-inch) pie plate
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 box grater
  • 1 Rolling Pin

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 (312) cups/grams all-purpose flour
  • 2 (15g) tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 (226g) cup unsalted butter cold, straight from the fridge
  • 3/4 cups very cold water divided
  • 1 large egg beaten (for egg wash)
  • 1 tablespoon demarara sugar for topping
Makes: 13inch round

Instructions

To Mix the Dough:

  • In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a box grater, grate the cold butter atop the flour mixture. Transfer to the freezer to chill for 10 minutes. Working quickly, and using your hands, break the butter bits into the flour until they’re evenly distributed and resemble the size of teeny, small peas. Add a 50% of the recommended water and mix.
  • The mixture will be shaggy at this point. From here, add about 1/4 cup of water and mix. Add an additional tablespoon of water at a time until the dough comes together. (I used all of the 3/4 of water but you may not need to.)
  • Flour your counter and dump the dough onto it. Knead a few times more until it comes together into one cohesive mass. Divide the dough into two and wrap each disc in plastic wrap for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
  • Remove the first disc of dough from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature for 10 minutes. Liberally flour your work surface and rolling pin. Begin to roll the dough, being sure to rotate it every so often to avoid sticking, to a 13-inch round. Wrap the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it over the pie tin. Gently fit the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pie tin. Trim the dough around the pie tin, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Add your filling and transfer the pie to freezer while you roll out the second disc of dough.
  • Remove the second disc of dough from the refrigerator and repeat the rolling process as you did with the first disc. You have a couple of options, you could simply lay the second rolled out sheet of dough on top, making a few slits with a knife so steam can escape. You can do a lattice. You could even punch out holes or any sort of shape and place it on top. Crimp the edges and brush with the egg wash.