Basic Food Processor Pie Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup very cold unsalted butter, , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup ice cold water

Recipe

• 1 insert metal blade into your food processor.
• 2 add flour, butter and salt and process until mixture is like coarse meal; it takes about 8 to 10 seconds.
• 3 add ice water and pulse, not process, until dough begins to clump together; don't let it form a ball.
• 4 remove dough from processor and place in a freezer-size plastic storage zippie bag.
• 5 work through the bag to press dough together into a ball; then press into a flat disc.
• 6 refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
• 7 when you need it, roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 8 makes enough dough for a single 9 or 10-inch pie shell.
• 9 note that this is the recipe provided by cuisinart; i am not quite as fussy and it always works for me; the key is the ice-cold butter, the ice-cold water, and not letting it process too long.