All-Purpose Pie Crust

All-Purpose Pie Crust

This recipe makes 3-4 crusts, depending on your pan size. Despite the sugar and the salt in it, it tastes neutral enough so it can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes.

Ingredients

• 500 gr all-purpose flour (4 cups)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 400 gr cold unsalted butter (1 3/4 cups)
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 egg
• 120 ml water (1/2 cup)

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Mix flour, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl, mix the liquids together (vinegar, egg and water).

Sift the flour mix on a flat clean surface, make a well in the middle of the heap. Pour the liquid mix in the well.

Cut up the butter in dices on top of the heap.

Knead well (hands-on) until you get a homogeneous dough.

Divide in 3 or 4, according to your needs.

Refrigerate before using; the surplus parts can be frozen until needed.

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You can use them for both sweet and savoury recipes.

Preheat your oven. Most recipes will work well with 200°C /390°F, but consult your filling recipes for details!

Butter and flour your pan, roll out the crust to fit (rolls nicely, but flour your rolling pin and the surface you are rolling on). Put the crust in your pan, add the filling (filling suggestions to follow soon).

Bake for 30-35 minutes (or according to your recipe!)