Easy and Authentic Crispy Pie Crust
- 70 grams Bread (strong) flour
- 50 grams Cake flour
- 100 grams Butter (chop into small pieces and chill in fridge until right before using)
- 80 grams Cold water
- 1 *Any filling (the photo on top is a bite-sized apple pie)
- Take the butter out of the fridge.
- Put into a the food processor along with the dry ingredients.
- Blend until the butter is only slightly grainy and flaky (you could also do this by hand using a pastry scraper).
- Add cold water and blend until the batter comes together (or use a pastry scraper).
- Don't worry if it's still a little floury.
- If the batter comes together, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Take it out of the fridge.
- Sandwich between plastic wrap or parchment paper and roll it out.
- Fold into thirds.
- Fold again into thirds until 2 to 3 cm in thickness.
- Wrap in plastic and let sit in the freezer for roughly 20 minutes.
- Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for 2-3 times to finish the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 220C.
- Form into your preferred shapes and thickness, and add fillings if you wish.
- To improve the color, brush a beaten egg (not listed) on top, if you wish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes (adjust baking time to the size and thickness of the pies).
- Done!
- *Here's how the layers turned out.
- *I've made mille-feuille with this crust, too.
- *Here's how the mille-feuille turned out from the side.
bread, flour, butter, water, apple pie
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170190-easy-and-authentic-crispy-pie-crust (may not work)