Buttercrust Pastry Dough Recipe

Prep Time::15 mins

Additional Time:: 1 hr

Total Time:: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings::6

Yield::1 pound pie dough

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup butter, cut into 12 cubes, frozen

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons ice water

Directions

Place 1 cup flour into a food processor with the blade attachment. Sprinkle frozen butter cubes over flour.

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Cover with remaining 1 cup flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse in short bursts until butter is broken down into small pieces, about 1 minute.

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Drizzle in ice water. Pulse with longer pulses until mixture turns pale yellow and resembles bread crumbs, 10 to 12 seconds. Scrape down the sides with a spatula. Pulse 1 to 2 more times.

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Transfer mixture onto a work surface and gather into a ball. Flatten slightly and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to overnight before rolling out.

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Chef’s Notes

This recipe makes enough dough for one large pie or four turnovers.

For the hand pies shown in the photo, here’s my recipe for Apple Hand Pies.

This pastry is absolutely perfect for my Fresh Strawberry Tart.

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