Pie Crust

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups (375g) plain flour (unbleached and unfortified)

  • 2 tbsp. sugar

  • 1 tsp. salt

  • 2 sticks (220g) of butter, chilled and cubed

  • 1 egg, beaten

  • 3/4 cup milk, cold

How to Prepare:

  1. Combine flour, sugar, and salt to evenly distribute the dry ingredients

  2. Place mixture on a clean, dry counter. A mixing bowl is an appropriate alternative.

  3. Add cold butter cubes into the dry ingredients and cut in until mixture transforms into small pea-sized crumbs

  4. Beat the egg and then combine it with the milk.

  5. Make a well in the flour mixture and add the egg and milk, lightly combining until the mixture comes together. Do not knead the dough

  6. Incorporate until ingredients form a dryish dough. Work the dough as little as possible.

  7. Split dough in half for 2 pie crusts. Wrap with cling film, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

  8. Flour your work surface and a rolling pin and roll out the dough to a little bigger than your pie dish.

  9. Lay the rolled out dough in a greased and floured pie dish. Press dough into the crevices of the dish so it doesn't sink in or collapse when cooking.

  10. Cut around the edge of the pie dish and refrigerate again for 20 minutes. Egg wash the dough and fill it with your pie filling of choice!