This recipe is an easy all butter pie crust that is super versatile and produces deliciously rich and flaky pies!
Be careful not to overwork the flour and butter mixture. Never knead the dough. The dough must have some bigger chunks of butter in it for a flaky crust to form.
Prepare the 3 ingredients; butter, flour and water (+some salt)
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Whisk together the flour and salt, then place the bowl in the freezer to chill. Place cold butter cut into small cubes also into the freezer to chill. Add the cold cubes of butter to the chilled flour and rub the mixture between your fingers.
Stir a small amount of cold water into the flour and butter mixture a little at a time. Begin carefully binding the dough together with your hands. Form the dough into a disk and chill for at least 2 hours.
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Roll the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface, then place it in the pie dish. Fold the excess pie dough around the edges under the crust. Then flute the dough with your fingers.
Freeze the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking to prevent the crust from shrinking. Depending on the recipe, you might need to partially or fully pre-bake your pie crust.
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Try this amazingly simple 3 Ingredient Pie Crust recipe for the pie season and Thanksgiving on the way!