The Perfect Pie Crust

The Perfect Pie Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 stick, cold unsalted butter
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tablespoons vodka (chilled)

Directions

  1. Dice butter into ¼ in cubes. Spread on a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze for 20-30 minutes.

  2. Add the flour, sugar, and salt to a food processor.

  3. Add butter and pulse mixture until it resembles coarse meal.

  4. Mix together egg yolk and vodka.

  5. Slowly drizzle into food processor while pulsing the until the dough begins to stick together.

  6. Chill in syran wrap for 1 hour.

  7. Roll out crust on floured surface.

  8. Press into pie pan and pinch around perimeter.