Citrus Free All-Butter Pie Crust
A truly great pie starts with the crust, and this all-butter version delivers that perfect flaky, golden base every single time. The ingredient list is refreshingly short — just flour, salt, sugar, cold butter, and ice water — so there's nothing hidden in here that could cause a problem for anyone avoiding citrus in any form. Many store-bought crusts and even some homemade recipes sneak in citric acid as a preservative or use citrus zest for flavor, but this one keeps things beautifully simple. The real secret is keeping that butter ice-cold and working it in just enough to leave some pea-sized pieces intact, which is exactly what creates those irresistible flaky layers once it hits the oven. Resting the dough in the fridge lets the gluten relax and the butter firm back up, making it far easier to roll out cleanly. Whether you're filling it with a savory quiche or a classic fruit pie, this crust is sturdy enough to hold its shape and tender enough to shatter at the first bite.
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8 servings
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes and chilled
- 3–4 tbsp ice water
Instructions
- 1
Whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until combined.
- 2
Add the chilled butter cubes to the flour mixture and work them in with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized butter pieces still visible throughout.
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