Sesame Free All-Butter Pie Crust
A truly great pie starts with the crust, and this all-butter version delivers that perfect flaky, golden base that makes every filling shine. Store-bought crusts can be a minefield for anyone avoiding sesame, since shared production lines and unexpected additives are frustratingly common — making from scratch the cleanest and most satisfying route. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple: just flour, salt, sugar, cold butter, and ice water, so you know exactly what's going into your pie dish. The key is keeping that butter ice-cold and working it in just enough to leave pea-sized pieces throughout, which is what creates those irresistible flaky layers once baked. A short rest in the refrigerator lets the gluten relax, making the dough easier to roll out and far less likely to shrink in the pan. Folding and unfolding the dough into the dish rather than stretching it is a small step that makes a big difference in the final result. Once you've made this crust, it's genuinely hard to go back to anything else.
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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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