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Buttery Pie Crust (No Shortening)
Buttery Pie Crust without any shortening! The perfect pastry that melts in your mouth and goes with any of your favourite pie fillings!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Karina Carrel📖 cafedelites
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Lightly grease a 9-inch (23cm) pie dish with butter. Set aside.
2
Sift flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and rub butter into flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
sugar1 tablespoon
3
Make a well in the centre. Add 4 tablespoons of ice cold water and mix with a blunt knife in a cutting action until the mixture comes together to form small beads. (You can also use a pastry cutter.) Use a little extra water if you need it.
4
Place a sheet of parchment paper onto a clean work surface. Gently gather the pastry together into a ball and transfer onto parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper over the top of the pastry.
5
Roll pastry out between the 2 sheets of parchment paper unit large enough to fit a 9-inch (23 cm) pie dish (about 12 inches in diameter).
6
Remove the top sheet of parchment paper. Gently place hands underneath the pastry and carefully roll the pastry into pie dish, parchment paper side up. Remove paper.
7
Trim the edges leaving about 1 inch of overhang to pinch or flute the edges. Refrigerate for ⏱️ 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
calories
344 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
152 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
53 mg
carbohydrate Content
36 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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