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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 1/4 cups |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| salted butter: 6 Tbl (cold) |
| water: 4 Tbl (ice) |
The Flakiest Pie Crust
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
20 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl, combine flour and salt.
- Blend in spread with a pastry blender (2 forks work just as well). Sprinkle in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Shape into disc and cover with plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
- On floured surface, roll out dough into a 12 inch circle; transfer to pie plate.
- Chill 20 minutes.
- Pierce crust with fork and line with foil. Fill pie with pie weights (dried beans and/or rice also work well).
- Bake 10 minutes and remove pie weights and foil.
- Bake an additional 10 minutes more, or until golden.
- Cool completely.