Test Kitchen Favorite Pate Brisee

By mirelsonp

Recipe source: Martha Stewart

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 7 to 8 tablespoons ice water

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pulse flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor until combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size pieces remaining. Drizzle 5 tablespoons water over mixture; pulse several times to combine. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until mixture holds together when pinched.

2. For a 9-inch pie, shape dough into two disks and wrap each in plastic. For a slab pie, shape dough into a rectangle and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 1 day, or freeze up to 3 months; thaw overnight in refrigerator before using.