A well-made butter crust is one of my favorite things. It’s just perfect with some lightly sweetened summer fruit or a decadent pecan filling. You can always add some spices like cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg to lend a holiday feeling or you can remove the sugar and add 1/4 teaspoon more of salt for a savory pie crust! Adding an egg yolk will harden the crust making it more durable but the tradeoff is the crispiness.
Classic Pastry Crust
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
1 pie crust
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American, French
Calories: 480 kcal
My go to recipe of a classic flakey butter crust.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups pastry flour plus more for rolling
- 2 tbs plus 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 8 tbs unsalted butter 1 stick frozen
- 3-4 tbs ice water
- 1 egg for the egg wash
Instructions
- At least 30 minutes in advance, make the pastry crust.
- Mix the 1 1/4 cups pastry flour, the sugar, and salt in a bowl.
- Grate the butter into the flour mixture. As you go toss the flour and butter so large clumps don't form.
- Add 4 tbs of the ice water (you can add more later if need be) and work the dough together for just a few moments more until it is smooth and cohesive.
- Add another 1/2 to 1 tbs ice water if it's too dry or crumbly.
- transfer dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and knead 2-3 times just to help it come together a bit. Gently flatten into a one inch-thick disk, and cover in plastic wrap.
- Place in the fridge to chill for about 30 minutes to an hour.
- In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg.
- Set it aside in the fridge until ready to use.
- Roll our pie crust to about 1/4 of an inch and transfer to pie pan or baking sheet if making a galette. Bake time will depend on form and filling.
I used this recipe to make a galette and it turned out beautiful! Thanks!
A good old fashion crust recipe. Just what everyone baker needs!