Follow this simple recipe for the best all butter pie crust. It will make you a pie expert immediately! Complete with all my tips and troubleshooting, this pie crust recipe is buttery, flaky, and tender with the most incredible flavor.

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Name: All Butter Pie Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour; 2 teaspoons Granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 16 tablespoons Unsalted butter cubed and chilled; 1/2 cup Ice water

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INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
2 teaspoons Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons Unsalted butter ; cubed and chilled
1/2 cup Ice water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the cubed butter on top.

2. Using a pastry cutter, food processor, or two forks (pastry cutter is ideal, see post above), cut the butter into the dry ingredients until all flour is coated. You’re looking for pea-sized bits of flour coated butter. A few larger bits of butter is OK.

3. Measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water in a cup. Add ice. Stir it around. From that, measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water since the ice has melted a bit. Drizzle the cold water in, 2 Tablespoons (30ml) at a time, and stir after each addition. Stop adding water when the dough comes together easily and begins to form large clumps. The dough will feel moist and a little sticky, but not feel overly wet. Do not add any more water than you need to. I always use about 1/2 cup (120ml) of ice water.

4. Place pie dough on a lightly floured work surface. Using floured hands, fold the dough into itself until the flour is fully incorporated into the fats. Form it into a ball. Divide dough in half. Using your hands, flatten each half into a 1-inch thick disc.

5. Wrap each disc tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 5 days before using in a pie recipe.

6. When rolling out the chilled pie dough discs, use gentle force with your rolling pin. Start from the center of the disc and work your way out in all directions, turning the dough with your hands between rolls. Smooth out the edges if you notice cracks. (See video above.) Keeping your work surface, rolling pin, and hands lightly floured makes rolling out easier.

7. Proceed with the pie per your recipe’s instructions.

NOTES

Make Ahead Instructions: Prepare the pie dough through step 4 and freeze the discs for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using in your pie recipe.
Pie Crust Comparison: Let’s see how this all butter pie crust recipe compares to my favorite buttery flaky pie crust, which uses a mix of shortening and butter. Due to butter’s high water content, this all butter pie crust is lighter textured with more defined flakes. As the crust bakes, the butter’s water converts to steam, creating thousands of deliciously light flakes. It’s also so buttery! However, because of all this butter, I find that the shortening and butter pie crust is a little easier to work with. Shortening has a higher melting point than butter, so the crust holds its shape wonderfully. Both crusts are fantastic, but if you are looking to make intricate pie crust designs I highly recommend my buttery flaky pie crust.
Try This: Replacing 1 Tablespoon of ice water with cold apple cider vinegar creates an even flakier, more tender pie dough. It’s so tasty. Try it!

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All Butter Pie Crust

2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
2 teaspoons Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons Unsalted butter cubed and chilled
1/2 cup Ice water

1. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the cubed butter on top.

5. Wrap each disc tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 5 days before using in a pie recipe.

7. Proceed with the pie per your recipe’s instructions.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (332g)
Recipe Makes: 2 Servings

Calories: 1387
Calories from Fat: 849 (61%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 94.4g	126 %
	Saturated Fat 59g	295 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 24.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 4.1g
Cholesterol 246.1mg		76 %
Sodium 20.9mg		1 %
Potassium 198.9mg		5 %
Total Carbohydrate 118.7g		35 %
	Dietary Fiber 4.2g	17 %
	Sugars, other 114.5g
Protein 17.1g		24 %
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Calories per serving: 1387

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