Easy Deep Dish Pie Crust Recipe: Using Butter or Lard
Homemade pie dough is buttery, flaky and easy to make using a food processor and four simple ingredients. Perfect for any recipe needing pie crust, this recipe makes enough dough for two deep dish pie crusts or one double-crust pie! This recipe requires no special equipment like a pastry cutter or a pastry blender. The entire recipe is made in the bowl of a food processor!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted ice cold butter or lard
- 10-11 tablespoons of ice cold water add one tablespoon at a time
Instructions
- Pulse all purpose flour and salt in a food processor. Add cold cubed butter (or lard).
- Pulse together until mixture resembles coarse meal or small pea sized pieces
- .Add ice cold water one tablespoon at a time. Add the ice water to the food processor while pulsing the mixture. Continue adding ice cold water until the dough just comes together.
- Gently knead the dough with your hands and shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Once chilled, roll out the dough and place in a greased pie pan or wrap in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to a week or the freezer for up to 3 months.