Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

A flaky all-butter pie crust that melts in your mouth. Perfect for no-bake pies, cream pies or for using as a top crust on double-crust pies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Resting time 2

Total Time 35

Servings 9" pie crusts

Calories 1189kcal

Place the flour and salt into a medium-sized bowl
Grate your cold butter directly into the flour mixture
Toss the mixture until the butter is coated with flour
Add in the water in small amounts and mix with your other hand until the flour is almost all gone. Press the dough together and wrap in plastic wrap to chill at least one hour but overnight is best
To use dough, roll out dough between two pieces of parchment paper to ⅛" of an inch. Place into pie dish and press flat against bottom and sides. Trim off the excess, leaving ¼ of an inch around the outside of the pan to allow for shrinking.