pastry dough
I use variations of this for pies, sweet or savory. I like it because I have an aversion to shortening. Yes, everyone knows shortening will give you the best pie crust ever, however I do my best to not use it.
ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
4 – 6 tablespoons ice water
Now if you are using a food processor, this is how you do it: pulse the flour, sugar and salt then add in the butter, and pulse until crumbly.Add the water and in the tube while the processor is running, pour it in and keep pulsing until it is combined.
I have a food processor. I never use it. I’m Amish-like-that, yo. I don’t know, I just prefer to do things by hand. You can do this exactly the same way with a bowl and a pastry cutter and a whole lotta time. It takes time. But at the end you will have arms of steel.
You can use this immediately or wrap it in plastic wrap and freeze it for later.
