Basic Food Processor Pie Crust

Submitted by Lennie

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

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• 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.

Reviews

[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.

 

[Troy C.]

On the cheap? Using shortening works. I also subbed cold bacon grease for a savory crust.

 

[Stephen C.]

I doubled the recipe for two crusts and found that 1/2 a cup of water was no where near enough.

 

[Anonymous]

This is a delicious pie crust, and it's super easy to make.

 

[Wendy13]

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