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Easy Press in the Pan Pie Crust

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1-2 tbsp cold water

Method
 

  1. In a pie pan, mix together the flour and salt.
  2. Add the butter and, using your hands or a pastry cutter, rub the ingredients together until the mixture resembles small peas.
  3. Add the cold water (1 tbsp at a time) and mix together with your hands until there is no more dry flour and you can squeeze the dough into a ball. The dough shouldn't be too wet; you should use just enough water to make sure the ingredients are combined. You may end up using more or less water.
  4. Pat the dough evenly into the bottom of pan and then up the sides. You can trim the edges if necessary.
  5. You can use this dough for recipes calling for a single crust. Check out the notes above to see how to blind-bake.