How to Make Pie Dough (Pie Dough Recipe) | Sur La Table Recipes

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and can be lower in saturated fat.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

ice water

🥗Healthier: cold herbal tea

💰Cheaper: cold tap water

Herbal tea adds flavor while maintaining moisture.

Add all-purpose flour, salt, and cubed unsalted butter to a food processor.

Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces of butter.

Stream in ice water slowly while pulsing until the dough comes together.

Turn the dough out onto a countertop and form it into a disk.

Wrap the disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Roll out the chilled dough to about an eighth of an inch thick, making quarter turns as you roll.

Transfer the rolled dough to a pie dish, pressing it into the edges.

Trim any excess dough hanging over the edges of the pie dish.

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