Recipe: Homemade Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 12 ounces flour (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 2 sticks (1 cup) ice cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoon ice water
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Take 2 sticks (1 cup) ice cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces.

Step 2

Add 12 ounces flour, and the butter pieces into a food blender.
Blend them well.

Step 3

Add 7 tablespoon ice water, and 1 tablespoon cider vinegar into a cup. Mix well.
Add half of the vinegar and ice water mixture into the blender.
Turn it on, blend for a few seconds. Turn it off, add the rest of vinegar and ice water mixture.
Turn the blender on, let blend well.

Step 4

Pull the flour mixture out from the blender, and put on a board.
Make them into a round shape. Cut it into half.
Make each half into round shape. wrap each half with a plastic.
Chill them at least 30 minutes.

Step 5

After that, take them out, unwrap and put one dough on a floured board.
Use a round wood stick to roll the dough into 9-10 inch wide.
Put the dough on a baking plate. Add your apple pie filling.
Cover them with the other dough, and roll the side up.
Brush the top with egg wash.
Make some cut on the top.