Sweet Pie Crust

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 taspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 2 tablespoons ice water

Preparation

Step 1

1. In the bowl of a food processor, add the flour, sugar, and salt and pulse just to mix. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.

2. Add the egg yolk and pulse until just incorporated, about 10 seconds. while continuing to pulse, add the ice water, little by little through the feed tube, processing just until the dough begins to hold together. Do not overprocess. Test the dough at this point and if it is crumbly add a bit more water.

3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface or onto a piece of parchment paper. Press the dough into a flat circle and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least half an hour and up to overnight.

4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it warm up slightly. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch.

5. Use as desired.