Homemade Pie Crust

A recipe for a homemade pie crust. Simple to make and suitable for beginners. Make sure to check out my must know for a NO-FAIL homemade pie crust. Homemade means quality, freshness, and tastiness.

How to make a homemade pie crust is a must know for every hobby baker. There is a huge difference in quality, taste, and freshness if you make your pie crust at home or if you buy it. The recipe is simple and can even be made if you are a beginner in the kitchen. The simplest way is if you use your kitchen machine for a pie crust, that’s why this recipe calls for one. You can either use a Kenwood (my best friend in the kitchen), Kitchen Aid, or any other one. Only make sure to use the correct beater (K-Beater/Flat Beater).

Now, that you know YOU can handle a homemade pie crust, let me explain to you the essential part: Always work with cold dough. It’s very important that your dough is always cold when working with it. Which means you have to refrigerate your dough at least for one hour, and you always have to put it back into the fridge if you don’t work with it. This is a rule you can stick too very easily, and trust me, it makes your pie crust life so much more comfortable. When the dough gets to warm, it’s difficult to handle it.

When you roll out your dough, use a rolling pin AND your hands. You can give him a beautiful shape with your hands and patch together little cracks. To transfer it, wrap the dough around the rolling pin and unroll over the pie dish.

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Must Know for a No-Fail Pie Crust

1. Always work with cold dough.
2. Don’t overwork/over-knead your dough.
3. Prepare the pie crust up to one day in advance and store it in your fridge.
4. Use a rolling pin AND your hands to form the dough.
5. Wrap the dough around your rolling pin and unroll over the pie dish.

How to Make a Pie Crust

1. Mix flour, salt, sugar, and butter until resembles coarse crumbs.
2. Add apple cider vinegar and water until it comes together.
3. Form it into a disc and wrap with plastic foil. Refrigerate for one hour.
4. Lay on a floured working surface.
5. Roll out using a rolling pin.
6. Wrap the dough around the rolling pin and unroll over the pie dish.
7. Use your homemade pie crust for your favorite pie recipe.

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Homemade Pie Crust

A recipe for a homemade pie crust. Simple to make and suitable for beginners. Make sure to check out my must know for a NO-FAIL homemade pie crust. Homemade means quality, freshness, and tastiness.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Refrigerate Time 1 hr

Total Time 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword no-fail pie crust, pie crust, single pie crust

Author Aline Cueni

Servings 1 Pie Crust

Calories per serving 1448kcal

Ingredients

Metric – US Customary

• 145 g all purpose flour
• 0.5 tbsp sugar
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 125 g butter, cold, in pieces
• 0.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1.5 tbsp cold water

Instructions

• Mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the cold butter in pieces and mix it in your kitchen machine using the k-beater (Kenwood) or flat beater (Kitchen Aid) until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the apple vinegar and water and mix just until it comes together to a dough. Form it into a disc using your hands.
• Wrap the dough with plastic foil and refrigerate for one hour up to one day.
• Roll out your dough on a floured surface and use it for your preferred pie recipe. 

Notes

• This recipe is for a single pie crust. If your recipe calls for a double pie crust, you can easily double the ingredients. Make sure to divide the dough into two similar parts at step 2 and form each of them in a disc.

Nutrition per Serving

Calories: 1448kcal | Carbohydrates: 116g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 102g | Saturated Fat: 64g | Cholesterol: 268mg | Sodium: 1478mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 62.5% | Calcium: 5.2% | Iron: 37.4%

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