Basic Food Processor Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup very cold unsalted butter, , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup ice cold water

Directions

1. 1

   Insert metal blade into your food processor.

2. 2

   Add flour, butter and salt and process until mixture is like coarse meal; it takes about 8 to 10 seconds.

3. 3

   Add ice water and pulse, not process, until dough begins to clump together; don't let it form a ball.

4. 4

   Remove dough from processor and place in a freezer-size plastic storage zippie bag.

5. 5

   Work through the bag to press dough together into a ball; then press into a flat disc.

6. 6

   Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.

7. 7

   When you need it, roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

8. 8

   Makes enough dough for a single 9 or 10-inch pie shell.

9. 9

   Note that this is the recipe provided by Cuisinart; I am not quite as fussy and it always works for me; the key is the ice-cold butter, the ice-cold water, and not letting it process too long.