Basic Food Processor Pie Crust

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

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 pie crust

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  very cold unsalted butter, , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 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.