Best 6 No Fail Pie Crust Food Processor Friendly Recipes
Pie crust is a versatile pastry that can be used for a variety of sweet and savory dishes. It can be made by hand or in a food processor and can be filled with a variety of ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, and meats. Pie crust can also be used to make tarts, quiches, and galettes. This article provides three recipes for making pie crust in a food processor: a classic all-butter pie crust, a vegan pie crust, and a gluten-free pie crust. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions and helpful tips. With these recipes, you'll be able to make delicious and flaky pie crust every time.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
PERFECT PIE CRUST
Try this recipe for Perfect Pie Crust from Food Network's Ina Garten.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories dessert
Yield 2 (10-inch) crusts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top crust.
NO FAIL PIE CRUST I
I found this recipe years ago, and have not made any other since. This dough freezes very well.
Provided by Lenn
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Time 10m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Mix egg, water, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour into flour all at once and blend with a fork until dough forms into a ball. Divide into 3 equal-sized rounds.
- Wrap with plastic and chill in a refrigerator until ready to prepare.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 27.5 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
NO FAIL PIE CRUST (FOOD PROCESSOR FRIENDLY)
This pie crust is magical. The trick is that you coat part of the flour with the fat before mixing in the rest; in a sense it seals up the flour and keeps it from becoming glutenized. I used to use the vodka pie crust recipe, but this gives me the same results! A food processor makes it effortless.
Provided by Fuzzys Finds
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 2 pie crusts, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine 2/3rds of flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse twice to incorporate. Spread butter chunks evenly over surface. Pulse until no dry flour remains and dough just begins to collect in clumps, about 25 short pulses. Use a rubber spatula to spread the dough evenly around the bowl of the food processor. Sprinkle with remaining flour and pulse until dough is just barely broken up, about 5 short pulses. Transfer dough to a large bowl.
- Sprinkle with water then using a rubber spatula, fold and press dough until it comes together into a ball. Divide ball in half. Form each half into a 4-inch disk. Wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before rolling and baking.
- I often switch out a cup of the butter for COLD coconut oil. Still works great!
MOST INCREDIBLE NO FAIL PIE CRUST
This is absolutely the best pie crust I have ever used. It never fails me and always comes out flaky and perfect. This recipe is enough for 2 - 9" crusts.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Pie
Time 10m
Yield 2 9-inch pie crusts, 8-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut together flour, shortening and salt until it resembles small peas.
- Combine the egg, water and vinegar and gradually add to flour mixture.
- Stir just until moistened and a soft dough forms.
- Divide into 2 disks.
- Wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Roll out and use with your favorite pie recipe!
NEVER FAIL PIE CRUST
My mom's perfect pie crust receipe. It is easy to roll out, is tender and flaky, and freezes quite well.
Provided by Matthew Dufresne
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 6 crusts
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place a large sieve in a large mixing bowl.
- Into the sieve place the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar.
- Sift into bowl.
- With a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until crumbly and no large bits or shortening remain.
- In a measuring cup, beat the egg, add the vinegar, and enough cold water to make one cup.
- Pour over flour mixture, a little at a time, stirring with a fork until the dough begins to stick together.
- Add more flour, if necessary, and knead a few times right in the bowl until you have a large, smooth ball.
- Pat firmly into the bowl and lightly mark off six equal portions.
- With a knife, cut through each portion.
- Pat into round balls and place in separate plastic bags.
- Dough will keep in the refrigerator for two weeks, or in the freezer for two months.
FLAKY FOOD PROCESSOR PIE CRUST
This is a basic white flaky pie crust, made in the food processor. The secret to good crust is to have everything very cold and to handle it as little as possible. Use frozen or almost frozen lard, butter, and/or shortening as your fat and ice water, and then chill the dough well before rolling. Process the dough as little as possible and use only the amount of water needed to allow YOU to form it into a ball, not the machine.
Provided by Charlotte
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Measure the flour into the processor with the regular blade attached. Add the unsalted butter, cut into cubes, and shortening, cut into cubes. (Your fat should be frozen or very cold. You may vary the proportions, or use some lard, but the total should be 9 tablespoons.) Add salt. Pulse three times with three counts per pulse to lightly mix the ingredients.
- With the motor running, pour ice water into the workbowl just until the dough just starts to get noticeably crumbly. Don't wait until it is a big clump or it will be way too wet and will turn out tough.
- Stop the machine, dump the crumbly dough into a bowl, and gather the dough into a ball with your hand. you can squeeze it a bit to make it stick together. If it just won't form a ball, add a tiny bit more water. (Note that if you are making crust in the food processor, you will use less water than most recipes call for.)
- Wrap your dough ball in wax paper or plastic wrap and chill it about 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll it out on a cool surface if you can. Then follow your pie recipe for baking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.9 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 146.8 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
Tips:
- Use cold ingredients. This will help to prevent the gluten in the flour from developing, which will make the crust tough.
- Work quickly. The longer you work with the dough, the more gluten will develop and the tougher the crust will be.
- Don't overmix the dough. Just mix until the ingredients are evenly combined.
- Chill the dough before rolling it out. This will help to prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin and will make it easier to work with.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. This will help to prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin and will also help to keep the dough from tearing.
- Use a sharp knife to trim the edges of the dough. This will help to create a clean, even edge.
- Bake the pie crust in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the crust is cooked evenly.
Conclusion:
With a little practice, you'll be able to make a perfect pie crust every time. Just remember to use cold ingredients, work quickly, and don't overmix the dough. And don't forget to chill the dough before rolling it out!
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