Description
Grandma’s Pie Crust is a classic homemade pie crust recipe made with simple pantry ingredients like flour, butter, and ice water. This buttery, flaky dough is perfect for both sweet and savory pies. Learn how to make the best pie crust from scratch with easy, step-by-step instructions.
Ingredients
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons ice water (more as needed)
1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
2. Add the cold, cubed butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry cutter or your fingers until the texture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Slowly drizzle in the ice water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork just until the dough begins to come together.
4. Form the dough into two equal disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
5. When ready to bake, roll out the dough on a floured surface and transfer to your pie pan. Trim, crimp, and fill as desired.
6. Bake according to your pie’s instructions, blind bake if using a no-bake filling.
Notes
This recipe yields enough for two 9-inch pie crusts.
Keep the butter very cold for the flakiest texture.
Add vinegar or lemon juice to help tenderize the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of crust)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 147
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 38