How to Make All Butter Pie Crust

Make an all butter pie crust the next time you make a pie. This pie crust adds much more flavor to your pie; once you try it, you'll make it over and over again. There are two types of all butter pie crust to choose from; a classic rolled crust recipe and a press in crust recipe. Here are some tips to help you make an all butter pie crust.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1/2 Cup butter, unsalted
• 4 tbsp. ice water (approximately)
• 1 1/4 Cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt

1. Cut one stick of unsalted butter into ½ inch cubes. Return the cubed butter to the refrigerator to chill.
2. Sift together 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ tbsp. of sugar and ½ tsp. of salt in a large bowl.
3. Add the cubes of butter to the sifted flour mixture and blend together as you add the butter.
4. Use increments of ½ tbsp. to add the ice water to the dough until it forms into a ball.
5. Form the dough into a flattened round disk shape. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and quickly roll it out to fit your pie pan. If the pie crust is too soft, put it back in the refrigerator to chill longer.
7. Place the pie crust in your pie pan, fill with the pie filling and bake according to recipe directions. Keep an eye on the crust while baking so it doesn't brown too quickly. You may need to use foil to cover the pie crust while baking.
8. Try the easy pressed in butter crust recipe for custard type pies. Mix together one cup of flour, a half-cup of butter and 2 to 3 tbsp. of butter. Press the mixture into the pie pan for a delicious cookie type of crust.