Makes 1 crust
If you've always bought dough, stop it and start making your own. Yes really.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, very-cold, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 6 to 8 Tbsp ice water
Directions
- Put flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer (or processor) and turn on briefly to mix
- Add the butter in cubes and mix just until the pieces are the size of small peas
- Add water about a tablespoon at a time and mix on low only until the dough pulls together
- Take the dough out and flatten into a disk on a lightly flour surface
- Wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator 15 minutes up to a couple days
- When ready to use - gently flatten the disk, dust the top with flour, and roll out into a round approximately 12 inches in diameter
- Carefully transfer the dough onto a pie plate and use as normal for baking
