Making your own pie crust dough is so easy that I don’t see the point of store-bought pie crusts. With the food processor, turning the ingredients into dough takes just a few seconds!
This sweet pie crust dough recipe uses all natural ingredients that are found in a pantry and freezer – flour, butter, sugar and salt. This pie crust has no vegetable shortening and no trans fats!
All Natural Sweet Pie Crust Dough Recipe Using The Food Processor
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 sticks butter
- 7 tbsp cold water
Directions For Making Pie Crust Dough In A Food Processor:
Cut the butter into 1/4-inch pieces.
Put flour, salt and sugar in the food processor fitted with a steel blade inside the bowl. Pulse 3 times. Add butter pieces to the food processor bowl. Process until the butter is incorporated into flour and the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the cold water to the food processor and pulse 5 times.
Remove the dough from the food processor onto a counter. Divide the dough into 2 parts, and shape into 2 balls. Press down on each ball to shape it into a 4-inch-wide disk. You should now have 2 disks – one will be for the bottom pie crust and the other for the top pie crust.
Put the dough disks into ziploc bags and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or for up to 3 days.
Picture of the 2 pie dough balls:
Picture of the pie dough disk:
Picture of the pie dough disks in ziploc bags, ready to go to the refrigerator:
All Natural Sweet Pie Crust Dough Recipe Using The Food Processor
I am amazed that you haven’t used any vegetable shortening. I make pie crust at home too using the food processor but use the shortening. I will have to try it making it your way next time.
I must get myself a food processor! I can’t believe I’ve survived so long without one!
I like to use food processor to make pie crust too.
This recipe looks good….
I strongly believe one can never have too many pie crust recipe…
Love yours…
I love this step-by-step. I do make my own crust…EXACTLY how you do EXCEPT I add one teaspoon of either red or white wine vinegar. A chef once told me this prevents gluten from forming and then it’s flakier. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I will enjoy perusing yours more!
Perfect pie crust; this is the way I make it except I use 1/2 shortening. I have been making for years.
great crust for a perfect pie
Looks like a wonderful crust!
This sounds like a great way to make a crust. I have never used a food processor for making pie crust, I guess I will have to try it.
Love the food processor. Its so handy for those tedious jobs.
I see others have mentioned the shortening. I, also don’t use it. I think, it makes the crust flakier. All, I know is that I also use the food processor with no shortening and it works. I am glad to get affirmation from your recipe.
I’ve never made pastry, ever! Once I get a food processor, I should try this. Methinks the VitaMix would pulverise the ingredients too much :P
A food processor definitely makes homemade pie crust so easy peasy to make! Your crust sounds delicious!
Great recipe — i’ve been looking for a pie crust recipe that uses a food processor for a while now. Thanks for sharing :)
never made a pie crust before :)
Looks really similar to the recipe I use…yummy!!!
You make it sound so easy! I’ll have to try it.
Feels guilty – I’ve never made pie crust dough before. Baking is something I need to work on. I love that you make it sound so easy and even I feel like I can do it myself. ;-)