Tender Pie Crust

Tender Pie Crust
Tender Pie Crust
Based on a classic pâte brisée, the buttery French pastry dough used for making pies and tarts, this pie crust dough is easy to work with and wonderfully versatile.
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  • Served Person: Makes 2 dough disks (enough for 2 nine-inch pie crusts)
American French Quick & Easy Vinegar Fall Summer Bon Appétit
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • Carbohydrate 156 g(52%)
  • Cholesterol 275 mg(92%)
  • Fat 105 g(162%)
  • Fiber 5 g(20%)
  • Protein 20 g(41%)
  • Saturated Fat 66 g(329%)
  • Sodium 909 mg(38%)
  • Calories 1648

Preparation Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, process until coarse meal forms. Add 8 tablespoons ice water and cider vinegar; blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough together. Turn dough out onto work surface; divide dough in half. Form each half into ball and flatten into disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour. (Can be made ahead. Keep dough refrigerated up to 2 days, or enclose in resealable plastic bag and freeze up to 1 month, then thaw in refrigerator overnight. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)

Preparation Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, process until coarse meal forms. Add 8 tablespoons ice water and cider vinegar; blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough together. Turn dough out onto work surface; divide dough in half. Form each half into ball and flatten into disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour. (Can be made ahead. Keep dough refrigerated up to 2 days, or enclose in resealable plastic bag and freeze up to 1 month, then thaw in refrigerator overnight. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)