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Flakiest Pie Crust
Make the best pie crust by using your hands to ensure the butter ends up in irregular pieces and the dough doesn’t get overworked.
Original recipe: bonappetit.com
- Yield:
- 9 servings
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Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Toss butter in flour mixture to evenly coat. Working quickly and aggressively, use your fingers to rub butter into flour to create large, shaggy pieces of dough (the idea is to smash the butter into the flour, creating some pieces that are flat and thin and some that are large and chunky).
- Combine vinegar and 3 Tbsp. ice water in a small bowl and drizzle over flour mixture, running your fingers through the flour as you drizzle to evenly distribute (think of running your fingers through your hair). Knead dough in the bowl until it starts to come together (it will still look a little dry).
- Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead 1 or 2 more times, pressing to incorporate shaggy edges. Divide dough into 2 pieces and press into about 1"-thick disks. Wrap with plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
- Do Ahead: Dough can be made 5 days ahead; keep chilled, or freeze up to 1 month.