Easy Pie Crust Recipe. Fill with your favorite filling and top with crumbs. Fill or bake shell according to recipe directions. Combine flour, salt, and butter in a food processor.
You can have Easy Pie Crust Recipe using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Easy Pie Crust Recipe
- It’s 3 cups of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 150 g of butter, cold but softened.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It’s 1 tbsp of granulated sugar.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 6 tbsp of whole milk.
- You need 1 of medium egg.
Mix the crust together with a fork just until it holds together. This easy pie crust is great for beginners and turns out perfect every time! Flaky, crisp crust on the outside and soft in the center. Tastes amazing with just about any pie filling!
Easy Pie Crust Recipe step by step
Gather all the ingredients. Mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl..
To the dry ingredients, add in the butter and coarsely break it in using a spatula or your hands till it resembles coarse sand..
Then, add the egg and milk and mix first with a spatula or wooden spoon and eventually continue with your hands to bring it together till it forms a dough, add a splash more of milk if your dough is too hard or is breaking and bring it back together..
Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 10 - 15 minutes for the dough to rest and chill..
After the dough chills, bring it out and roll on a floured surface to fit your pie dish, the dough is enough for a bottom and top crust. If blind baking, bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit on the middle rack for 35 - 40 minutes. If baking with a filling, roll out the dough to fit your pie dish, add in the filling and cover with top crust. Brush the top of the pie with some egg wash (1 egg and a tbsp of milk).Bake at 300 degrees fahrenheit on the middle rack for 45 - 50 minutes..
Below is an apple pie I made using this pie crust recipe. It is delicious. Happy Baking!.
This is my go-to pie crust recipe when baking. Making your pie crust from scratch is a lot easier than you might think. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
