Basic Pie Crust

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter well chilled or fr, ozen 1 large egg yolk 5 tbsp ice water 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour	Advertisements

Preparation
 
CUT THE BUTTER into tablespoon-size pieces. Put in a food processor
and chop by pulsing the machine on and off about 6 times. Add the egg
yolk, water and salt and process until the ingredients are mixed,
about 5 seconds. The butter should still be in little pieces. Add the
flour and process just until the ingredients begin to clump together.
Stop processing before a ball forms, or even begins to form. Transfer
the dough to a large plastic bag. Working through the bag, press the
dough into a ball, then flatten into a disc, about 8 inches wide. If
you are using the dough right away, it must be chilled enough to firm
it before rolling. Place it in the refrigerator or freezer just until
it is firm but not hard. The dough can also be refrigerated for up to
2 days or frozen. If so, let stand at room temperature until softened
enough to roll without splitting. 15 minutes before baking, place the
rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400F. Have
ready the pie plate or tart pan you will be using. Roll the dough on
a floured board to a circle about 1/8-to-1/16-inch thick. Lift the
dough several times and brush the board with flour to keep the dough
from sticking. Lightly fold the dough in half, then in quarters. Lift
to the pie plate or tart pan and position it with the point in the
center. Unfold and ease it into the bottom and sides of the pan. Do
not stretch the dough. Leave about 3/4 inch of dough beyond the upper
edge of the pan and trim the excess. Fold the overlap so there is a
double thickness of dough around the sides. Crimp the edge to make a
decorative border. Prick the dough with a fork at random, so steam
can escape. Refrigerate or freeze briefly, to firm the dough. For a
pre-baked shell, line the pastry with aluminum foil and fill the foil
with dried beans or rice to weight the pastry. Place on a baking
sheet for easier handling. Bake for 14 minutes. Remove the foil with
the beans or rice. (The beans or rice can be used over again as
weights.) Prick pastry again, and bake until it is lightly colored,
10 to 14 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack before filling. Sweet
Variation: Add 2 tablespoons sugar to the work bowl with the butter.
Decrease the salt to 1/4 teaspoon. Makes 1 Crust

 

 
Servings: 1

 

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