Best Homemade Pie Crust Recipe
If you are looking for a from-scratch pie crust recipe that is easy, foolproof, and downright melt-in-your-mouth, then here ya go!!
Pie is ALWAYS in season…apple pie, pecan pie, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, chocolate pie—so many pie possibilities. I’m smiling just thinking about it.
A good pie must first start with a good pie crust! Most homemade, from-scratch pie crust recipes I’ve tried, are pretty bland, which probably isn’t the recipe’s fault. Pie crusts are usually boring in order not to compete with the pie itself. Understandable. Not agreeing, but understandable.
However, I’m a sucker for a scratch-made pie crust that has a buttery-biscuit flavor, just like my grandma’s. I could eat that pie crust all by itself! Now that’s when you know you’ve got a good crust!
This pie crust is my go-to for just about all of my pies!
One of my readers told me that if you substitute the cold water for cold half n half, it takes the crust to a whole different level of yumminess! Well, she didn’t use those words, but I’m soooooo ready to try it out and see!! Thanks so much to whoever sent me that tip! I’ll update this post once I try the half &half method.
Watch me make this homemade pie crust recipe from start to finish
Get the Recipe: Best Homemade Pie Crust Recipe
Ingredients
Makes (2) 9-inch pie crusts
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cold butter (1 stick) (see note)
- ½ cup cold butter-flavored shortening
- ½ cup ice cold water, add more by the tablespoon if the dough is too dry
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, and salt.
- Cut in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles large crumbs. (I like to freeze my butter and then grate it into the flour mixture)
- Add in cold water, and stir gently just until combined and a dough begins to form.
- Gather the dough and knead it gently on a floured surface until it is soft and pliable.
- Gently shape the dough into a flattened disc. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into two balls.
- Roll the dough out onto a floured surface to about ⅛ inch thick.
- Place into pie plates and refrigerate while you prepare your pie recipe.
Notes
Hey Monique,
What should I do if my dough came out sticky? I think I added too much water 🙁
Whoops!
Thanks
just add a lil bit more flour. you may only need to add it to your hands
Well, you are just as cute as can be, and this was so much fun to watch! I was just googling sweet potato pie recipes, since that’s what I want to contribute to dinner on Thur. & I no longer have the recipe my husband used, and I came across yours. You make it look easy and fun, and your process seems very much traditional. I hadn’t even considered trying to make the crust myself, but now it seems silly to buy one! I’m going to enjoy this. Thanks so much! :o)
This will be my first pie crust from scratch! I was nervous to try it, but after watching your video I think I can do it! I am excited! =)
Chocolate pie from scratch demands a great buttery crust.
I make this crust all the time, I get request more then enough for sweet potato pie, I just smile when they ask me whats is in this crust. This is truly the very best crust and so very simple. I am amazed at how simple it is. yummy!!!
Monique, I have watched several of your vids now and LOVE watching your BEAUTIFUL hands doing these works of ~LOVE~! I made the sweet potato casserole for T-day and it is MARVELOUS!! I gave us making pie crust a long time ago, but will try again, knowing that YOU EMPOWER US, also, to do GREAT things!! Please keep up the WONDERFUL work of sharing and empowering!!