Easy Pie Crust
on Nov 04, 2015, Updated Nov 01, 2020
If you are needing an Easy Pie Crust Recipe for your upcoming holiday pies, this step by step homemade pie crust will be perfect. Just four simple ingredients and a few minutes of time and you will have a flaky and delicious pie crust.
Easy Pie Crust
I have always purchased store bought pie crusts. I use them for so many recipes like my Caramel Apple Pie Cookies. Store bought can be so quick and easy. The downside is store bought crusts can be so expensive.
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I have always been so intimidated by making my own homemade pie crusts. Last evening, I decided to phone my grandmother and she was wonderful enough to share this super simple four ingredient crust that is foolproof. OMG why did I wait this long to ask her for a good pie crust recipe?
All that is needed for this super easy and inexpensive pie crust is flour, salt, butter, and ice cold water. I had this crust ready in just a few minutes. I am using this crust for a Pecan Pie that I will be sharing with you tomorrow. The crust will be perfect for any pie you should decide to make. I know it will make for a great crust for my Homemade Apple Filling, I am anxious to make that pie too! I know I will be using it frequently this holiday season.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
6 tbsp cold Butter
4 tbsp ice cold Water
DIRECTIONS
Mix together flour and salt in medium sized bowl.
Cut in butter with pastry blender or forks until mixture is pebble sized crumbs.
Add water and blend until mixture pulls together.
Roll into ball and place on lightly floured surface.
Roll out dough to about 13″ circle.
Gently roll dough around rolling pin and unroll over pie pan.
Gently press into pan and turn edge under.
Crimp edges (see below to see the method I used)
Bake your favorite pie according to the directions for your particular pie.
Crimping a pie crust can be so intimidating. I can never get my crust perfect. I watched this How to Crimp Decorative Pie Crust video by Fine Cooking over on YouTube . I used the Twisted Rope look for our crust. It was easy and turned out great.
Do you have a favorite Quick and Easy Homemade Pie Crust? I am looking forward to baking lots of great pies this holiday season and this recipe is going to be made countless times.
Easy Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 6 tbsp cold Butter
- 4 tbsp ice cold Water
Instructions
- Mix together flour and salt in medium sized bowl.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender or forks until mixture is pebble sized crumbs.
- Add water and blend until mixture pulls together.
- Roll into ball and place on lightly floured surface.
- Roll out dough to about 13" circle.
- Gently roll dough around rolling pin and unroll over pie pan.
- Gently press into pan and turn edge under.
- Crimp edges.
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Great Recipe.
Good recipe!
Very good recipe
I just made this crust and have it in the refrigerator until I finish baking peanut butter cookies, then I’m going to make the brown sugar pie filling and bake. The crust was easy to make and recipe was straight forward. I trust it will turn out delish! Thanks so much!
Have you made this the day before? If so, any special notes about bringing to room temp, etc.?
how long do we cook it for
I have tried so many pie crust recipes and gave up. Yours is the only one I could roll out successfully. Your grandma was right.
not clear if you are using the entire stick of butter, which is 8 tablespoons v. 6. can you clarify? and assuming need two crusts , simply double? please let us know and thanks!
It plainly says 6 tbsp. I guess you must have a different meaning for 6 and eight
There’s no need to be mean, they are just asking a question, there’s nothing wrong with that! The picture shows a stick of butter so that might be why they’re confused.