Basic Food Processor Pie Crust

Lennie's Note:

Easy, foolproof pie crust -- made easy by using your food processor. Prep time includes chilling time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 pie crust

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup very cold unsalted butter , , cut into 1-inch pieces
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup ice cold water

Directions:

1. Insert metal blade into your food processor.
2. Add flour, butter and salt and process until mixture is like coarse meal; it takes about 8 to 10 seconds.
3. Add ice water and pulse, not process, until dough begins to clump together; don't let it form a ball.
4. Remove dough from processor and place in a freezer-size plastic storage zippie bag.
5. Work through the bag to press dough together into a ball; then press into a flat disc.
6. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
7. When you need it, roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
8. Makes enough dough for a single 9 or 10-inch pie shell.
9. Note that this is the recipe provided by Cuisinart; I am not quite as fussy and it always works for me; the key is the ice-cold butter, the ice-cold water, and not letting it process too long.

Reviews

[Wendy13]

This was good and easy. I was able to roll it out for a double crust also. Thanks for a simple, delicious recipe.

[ellie_]

Super easy pie crust. I was able to get crusts for a double crust pie out of the dough. Thanks for sharing!

[Marie]

This just didn't work for me. Although it was easy to put together and very easy to roll out, I found the finished crust to be somewhat salty and doughy tasting. Usually, butter makes for a crispier crust. No baking temp was given, so I baked it at 375° for about 15 minutes. Perhaps it needed a higher oven temp and longer baking time. Sorry, Lennie.