PIE PASTRY

Pie Pastry image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories dessert

Time 10m

Yield Pastry for an 8- to 10-inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
8 tablespoons cold butter cut into half-inch cubes
1 tablespoon sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

Put the flour, butter and sugar into the container of a food processor. Start blending.
Gradually add enough water so that the dough can be gathered into a fairly cohesive ball.
If a food processor is not used, place the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and cut it in with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. Add the water, stirring quickly with a fork.
Gather the dough into a ball and flatten it into a round disk one-inch thick. Wrap the dough in wax paper and chill for an hour or less.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 258, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram