Easy Homemade Pie Crust

5 from 3 votes

This easy homemade pie crust dough comes together in just 10 minutes! Made with butter (no shortening!) using a method ideal for beginners.

Prep Time10

Rest time: 30-60 minutes1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy pie crust, homemade pie crust, pie crust

Servings:

Calories: 297kcal

In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, and salt a few times to combine.
Add the cold diced butter and pulse the mixture until it resembles a coarse meal (mostly pea-sized pieces, but a few bigger pieces are okay). The mixture should be powdery and dry.
Add the ice-cold water and pulse a few more times. The dough should stick together in between your fingers; if not add more water a tablespoon at a time until it does.
Transfer the dough to a clean work surface and form 2 equal size pieces of dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour until you are ready to use.

Use very cold butter: To get those irresistible flaky layers, you need to be working with cold butter. If you overwork the dough, the butter warms up and gets fully incorporated into the crust, which makes it hard.
Patch up cracks: If the dough cracks after you roll it out and try to lift it off the work surface, wet your fingertip lightly and press the dough back together, then dust with flour and roll gently.
Freeze extras: If you only need a bottom crust for a recipe, you can freeze the extra portion of dough; thaw it in the refrigerator before using it to make a pie.