Nothing says summer quite like a perfectly baked fruit pie. And the way to make a memorable pie is with a buttery, flaky, homemade crust. With our easy tips, it will be a breeze to learn how to make pie crust sure to impress!
What You'll Need
- food processor
- rolling pin
- measuring cups
- plastic wrap
- pie tin
- pastry scraper
- Chef's knife
- large cutting board
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- fork
- kitchen scissors
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt (we prefer pink Himalayan sea salt)
- 7 tbsp ice water
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 ½ sticks of butter, unsalted and chilled
Instructions
Step #1: Perfectly Processed
Add salt, sugar, and flour to food processor, pulse until evenly mixed. Divide butter into about 1/4 inch sections, and combine with mixture. Pulse a few more times.
Step #2: Sublime Shortening
Add in the shortening, about 1/8 cup at a time. Pulse a few more times, until consistency of cornmeal. Add the water, and pulse again, until dough begins to clump together.
Step #3: Chill Out
Remove mixture from food processor, flatten out, then wrap in plastic. Place in refrigerator to cool for minimum of one hour, up to one day.
Step #4: Remarkable Rolling
Remove dough from fridge, and let sit out for 5 minutes. Prepare work surface (like a large cutting board or counter) by sprinkling liberally with flour. Using rolling pin, flatten dough, periodically lifting with a pastry scraper or large spatula so it doesn't stick. Place pie tin upside down over dough; you have the correct size when there's at least one inch extra past the dish on all sides.
Step #5: Perfect Pie
Fold the dough in half, then gently lift into pie dish. Unfold, careful not to pull the dough. Using kitchen scissors, cut the dough so ½-¼ of an inch remains over the lip of the pie tin. Lightly tuck the remaining dough around the edge of the tin. Press the spears of a fork down around the edge.
Step #6: Egg Wash
Mix heavy cream and one egg yolk together with whisk. Brush the dough lightly with the egg wash. Fill with your choice of fillings, and bake accordingly.