Let’s Make Pie Crust: My Pie Foolproof Pie Dough Mix the Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Add in the cold butter and toss well to coat the butter in the flour. Work the Butter: Using a pastry cutter, work the butter into the flour until...
Pastry blender(or pastry cutter) – For mixing by hand, I prefer using a pastry blender to cut the cold butter into the flour. Food processor– Mixing the dough with a food processor is a quicker method of mixing. This is a good tool to use if you have trouble getting the dough mixed...
The dough may seem sticky, but during the rolling process, enough flour will be sprinkled on to combat any stickiness. Turn the ball of dough onto a generously floured work surface. Sprinkle some flour onto the top of the dough ball and rub flour onto your rolling pin. Using the rolling...
Marina doesn’t own a food processor, and uses her immersion blender to cut in the butter. I’ve also tried this using a manualpastry blender, and even rubbing the mixture together between my fingers. All methods produced an excellent crust. The real key is to make sure your water isice...
As the fat melts during baking, it leaves air pockets in the dough. The pockets fill with steam and expand, creating layers of flaky pastry crust. For the flakiest crust, make sure your ingredients are as cold as possible to prevent the fat from melting before it makes it to the oven....
Yes, yes you can. But it’s a huge pain to try and get the cold butter dispersed evenly and it will take you 10 times the time and you will probably break your pastry cutter like I have. So using a food processor to make pie dough it always recommended. Don’t have one? I bet...
Whisktogether flour and salt. Cut in chilled brown butterwith a pastry blenderuntil pieces are pea-sized. Stir in ¾ cup ice water, then test by pinching dough between your fingers. If it seems dry, add remaining water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, until dough is no longer crumbly. Form dough...