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Homemade All-Butter Tender Pie Crust

Flaky, buttery, and oh so good. This Tender Pie Crust only requires four pantry staple ingredients and comes together in just a few minutes!
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 1 crust
Calories: 1586kcal

Ingredients

  • cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 9 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3-4 Tablespoons water ice cold

Instructions

  • Slice butter and place back in refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Combine flour and salt in food processor bowl fitted with the dough blade.
  • Pulse 2 or 3 times to insure it is mixed.
  • Add butter, a couple of pats at a time, pulsing after each addition.
  • Pulse until mixture is crumbly.
  • Add water, one tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each, just until dough holds together.
  • Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap.
  • Wrap tightly.
  • Flatten into a disc.
  • Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  • Remove plastic and place on a piece of parchment paper sprinkled with flour.
  • Sprinkle top of dough with flour.
  • Roll out into a circle that is ⅛ inch thick.
  • Fit dough into pie plate.
  • Press gently along the bottom and sides to ensure there are no air bubbles. 
  • Trim.

To Blind Bake This Pie Crust

  • Place a piece of parchment paper over crust and fill with pie weights. (If you don't have pie weights, use rice or dried beans.)
  • Bake at 375℉/190℃ for 20 minutes.
  • Remove weights and parchment paper.
  • Return to oven for another 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1crust | Calories: 1586kcal | Carbohydrates: 143g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 104g | Saturated Fat: 65g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 271mg | Sodium: 1183mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3149IU | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 9mg