Food Processor Pie Dough (Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker)

By RJamoralin

Making pie dough in a food processor takes just seconds to prepare. Crusts may be prepared, frozen and defrosted in refrigerator overnight.

Makes 4 top and 4 bottom crusts.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 sticks cold butter (or half butter and half shortening), chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup ice water

Preparation

Step 1

Place flour, salt and sugar into bowl of food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water tablespoon by tablespoon and pulse until mixture just starts to come together but is still crumbly. Turn out onto plastic wrap and press dough together to form a flat round. Cover and place in refrigerator. Chill for approximately 1 hour (if chilled longer, hold at room temperature for 15 minutes before rolling.) Lay out 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and flour lightly. Top with 2 more sheets of plastic wrap and roll out dough. Cut out circles, 4 measuring 4 1/4 inches and 4 measuring 3 3/4 inches in diameter or by using the Bottom Dough Cutter and the Top Dough Cutter tools. Fit cut dough in Sunbeam Pie Maker bottom crust plates, spoon in filling and cover with top crusts, cutting away any excess. Close lid and bake for 10 minutes.