Print: Food Processor Pie Crust

This food processor pie crust is easy and foolproof. The secret to a good crust is to have everything very cold and to handle it as little as possible. Use frozen or almost frozen shortening, lard, or butter as your fat and ice water, and then chill the dough well before rolling. Process the dough as little as possible and use only the amount of water needed to allow you to form it into a ball, not the machine.

Prep

13 min

Cook

20 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1.5 cups all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons shortening , chilled and cubed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter , chilled and cubed
0.5 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons ice water

Instructions

1 Gather the ingredients.
2 Measure flour into the processor with the regular blade attached. Add chilled and cubed shortening and unsalted butter. Add salt, close the lid, and pulse three times with three counts per pulse to lightly mix the ingredients.
3 With the motor running, pour ice water into the food processor bowl just until the dough just starts to get noticeably crumbly. Don't wait until it is a big clump or it will be way too wet and will turn out tough.
4 Transfer the crumbly dough into a bowl, and form it into a ball with your hand, squeezing it a bit to make it stick together. If it just won't form a ball, add a tiny bit more water.
5 Wrap dough in wax paper or plastic wrap; chill dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before using in your favorite pie recipe.

Nutrition per serving

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