Flawless Pie Crust

Making a pie crust can be a daunting task if you've never made pie or you've had
a few bad experiences. A vegan pie crust may seem even scarier, but let me
assure you that it's very easy to make an incredible vegan pie with a crispy
crust that browns and has a solid base to hold any filling you can dream up.
This recipe is for a pie crust only.

Servings: 12 pie slices

Author:

Prep Time –
1 hour, 30 minutes

Total Time –
1 hour, 30 minutes

Course:

Dessert Ingredients

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

dessert pie veganized

Instructions

1 Cut the butter into 1/2 tablespoon slices and place in the freezer while you
prepare the rest of your ingredients. Measure out 3/4 cup water and place into
the cup a few ice cubes. Set aside.
2 Whisk together the flour, corn starch, salt, and baking powder.
3 Add 8 tablespoons of the chilled butter to the flour mix, toss, then use two
knives or a pastry cutter to cut the butter in until it's like sand with small
pieces of gravel. Toss the remaining 6 tablespoons of chilled butter with the
flour but don't cut in.
4 Transfer the flour mix and butter to a gallon Ziploc bag, press out the air,
seal, and use a rolling pin to flatten, shake the bag slightly, then flatten
again. Don't shake, place the sealed bag into the freezer and chill for 15-30
minutes.
5 Pour the chilled flour and butter into a bowl, sprinkle on the apple cider
vinegar and 5 tablespoons of ice water. Fold to incorporate. Sprinkle on 2 more
tablespoons of ice water, fold, and repeat adding 1 tablespoon of water until
you can press the dough between your fingers and it sticks together but doesn't
seem sticky or wet.
6 Turn the dough onto a countertop or workplace. Lightly press into a mound.
Divide into a 60/40 ratio. Press each into a round and flatten to 1" thick. Wrap
each disc with plastic wrap. It will be crumbly but that's okay. Refrigerate for
1 hour or overnight.
7 Lay a piece of parchment paper on the countertop. Sprinkle a little flour on the
paper. Unwrap the larger dough disc onto the parchment. Press together to
incorporate any loose dough into the sides. Sprinkle a little flour on top of
the dough then lay a piece of parchment paper on top. Use a straight rolling pin
on the parchment paper and roll out to desired thickness or diameter. Generally
a pie crust is slightly less than 1/4" thick and about 11-12" round for a 9" pie
pan.
8 You can trim the edges at this point or turn the rolled dough into your pie pan
and trim after. Press pieces of dough onto any cracks or splits.
9 Repeat with the smaller piece. Place on filled pie pan or cut into lattice
strips. Bake according to specific pie recipe.

Flawless Pie Crust

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