Basic Pie Dough

Name: Basic Pie Dough
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

1

Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, vinegar and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal.
2

Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces.
3

Sprinkle in 1/4 cup ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together.
4

Pinch the dough with your fingers; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 4 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse again.
5

Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pat each into a disk.
6

Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or preferably overnight, or freeze up to 2 months.