Farmhouse Kitchen Butter Pie Crust

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 2.5 c all purpose flour
• 1.5 t sugar
• Heaping 1/2 t salt
• 6oz butter weighed
• 4oz rendered pork lard weighed
• 2/3 c ice water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine dry
Add cold fat cut in walnut sized cubes
Follow Steingarten’s technique for using the thumbs of both hands in a sweeping motion across the remaining four fingers to combine dry with fat. Some chunks of fat will be visible in the bowl. With a three-pronged fork or your favorite pie crust tool, gently and slowly add the ice water until the crust starts to come together. Sometimes there will be water left over.
Chill and roll away!