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All Butter Flaky Pie Crust

November 7, 2016 by Modern Honey 49 Comments

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All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

The Thanksgiving countdown is on! 17 days and counting….

It’s the Super Bowl of food and the only holiday that literally resolves around one single meal.

It’s also the only holiday that can put you in a food coma in 5 minutes flat. Bring on the naps!

Pie is the star of the show and it needs a solid foundation. I am sharing all of the tips and tricks to make a perfectly flaky, foolproof, all butter pie crust.

I have had epic fails in the pie department so you can learn from my mistakes! I am going to break down this Butter Flaky Pie Crust step by step.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

TIPS + TRICKS TO MAKE PERFECT ALL BUTTER PIE CRUST EVERY SINGLE TIME:

  1. Use Cold Butter. I store my butter in the freezer and take out sticks of butter, as needed. Place them on a cutting board and with a knife, slice them into tiny shreds.  The shreds of butter are going to make the crust flaky and you want it to be evenly dispersed in the pie dough. If your butter gets warm, put it back into the freezer or refrigerator to solidify.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

2. Use a Pastry Cutter, a Fork, a Food Processor, or even your hands to cut in butter and flour together. If you want the quickest route, the most time effective method is to use a food processor. A pastry cutter or fork is old school and works well too. I also found using your hands and squishing the butter with your thumbs into the flour works brillianty as well. It takes more time, but sure makes a flaky crust. If you use a food processor, add flour and salt and then pulse the butter bits until the mixture resembles coarse meal. You don’t want to overmix it so use the pulse button on the food processor.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

3.  Add Ice Cold Water or Buttermilk.  Fill a bowl or cup with ice cubes and add water. Remove ice cold water from it and add it a few tablespoons at a time to the bowl or food processor. My Grandma Faye used milk with a tablespoon of vinegar. You can use that mixture or just cold buttermilk.

4.  Use Vinegar to create a more tender pie crust. Use plain white vinegar or apple cider vinegar in your recipe. Both help to minimize the gluten forming in the crust and creates a more tender texture.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

5. Chill the Pie Dough. This is one of the most important steps. After the pie dough is made, wrap it tightly in Saran Wrap and put it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.  I prefer to chill mine for at least 2 hours.

6. Don’t Overwork the Dough. The key is to work the dough quickly and keep it as cold as possible. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and roll it out, using a rolling pin.  Keep the pie tin nearby so you can check the size of the circle. You usually want to roll it to at least a 13 inch diameter circle. I love my marble rolling pin — you can find it HERE.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

7.  Fold the Dough in Half. It’s one of the tips I remember most from my Mom.  It can be difficult to transfer such a large circle of dough onto a pie plate, so fold the dough in half. This makes it so much easier. Unfold the dough once it is in the pie plate.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

8.  Make beautiful designs on the edges. Press the dough against the sides and bottom of pan.  Flute the edges by pressing the dough between the index finger and thumb of one hand and using the index finger of the other hand to make the scallop.  You can also roll out strips of dough and make a braid to place on top of pie crust.

9. Poke holes using fork along sides and bottom of crust.  This will help keep the crust from puffing up while it bakes.

10.  Use Pie Weights, Rice, or Beans to keep crust in place. If you are blind baking your crust to be filled later with a cream filling, it is important to keep it in place. Line the crust with foil or parchment paper. Fill it with pie weights, rice, or beans and press against the sides of the crust.  I will sometimes double line the crust with parchment paper to ensure that the rice doesn’t somehow get stuck into the dough (learned the hard way on this one). Buy pie weights HERE.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

11.  Let Dough Chill. Once it is a rolled out into the pan, chill again for 20 minutes.  This is going to to give it time to firm up and get cold so that it stays put against the heat of the oven.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

12.  Bake at a High Temperature. After the dough has chilled, place it in hot oven. The hot oven helps the crust keep it’s shape. The edges will be the first to brown. Avoid this by covering the edges with foil or pie shields, after about 20-25 minutes of baking. The pie shields are essential for making pie! Click HERE   for a pie crust shield I recommend.

13. Watch it closely while baking.  Butter flaky pie crust can turn golden brown quickly so watch it like a hawk. Let the crust cool completely before adding filling.

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

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All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com
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All Butter Flaky Pie Crust
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
All Butter Flaky Pie Crust is your perfect, foolproof pie crust every single time!
Course: Pie Crust
Cuisine: French
Keyword: homemade pie crust
Servings: 16
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Ingredients
For Double-Crust Pie:
  • 1 cup Cold Butter (2 sticks, sliced into small pieces)
  • 2 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup Ice Cold Water (or Buttermilk or Milk/Vinegar Mixture)
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
For Single-Crust Pie:
  • 1/2 cup Cold Butter (1 stick, sliced into small pieces)
  • 1 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons - 1/4 cup Ice Cold Water (or Buttermilk or Milk/Vinegar Mixture)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar
Instructions
  1. Stir together flour and salt. Slice cold butter into tiny shreds (I store my butter in the freezer) and add to bowl or food processor. Pulse until coarse meal or small peas form.
  2. Slowly add ice cold water, 1-2 tablespoons at a time to butter-flour mixture. Add vinegar and pulse until it starts to form together.
  3. Press dough into a ball. Pat each ball into a disk, tightly wrap in Saran Wrap and let it chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. 2 hours is preferred.
  4. Unwrap the dough, turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and roll it out, using a rolling pin. Don't overwork the dough. The key is to work quickly to keep the dough as cold as possible. Keep the pie tin nearby so you can check the size of the circle. Roll it to at least a 13-inch diameter circle.
  5. Fold the dough in half and gently lift and position it over the pie pan. Unfold.
  6. Press the dough against the sides and bottom of a pan. Flute the edges by pressing the dough between the index finger and thumb of one hand and using the index finger of the other hand to make the scallop. You can also roll out strips of dough and make a braid to place on top of pie crust.
  7. If you are blind baking the crust and not filling the crust with a baked filling, poke holes using fork along sides and bottom of crust. This will help keep the crust from puffing up while it bakes.
  8. Use Pie Weights, Rice, or Beans to keep crust in place. If you are blind baking your crust to be filled later with a cream filling, it is important to keep it in place. Line the crust with foil or parchment paper. Fill it with pie weights, rice, or beans and press against the sides of the crust.
  9. You can double line the crust with parchment paper to ensure that the rice doesn't get stuck into the dough.
  10. After the dough has chilled, place it in a hot oven. The hot oven helps the crust keep its shape. The edges will be the first to brown. Avoid this by covering the edges with foil or pie shields, about halfway through baking. The pie shields or foil sheets are essential for making pie!
  11. If making a double crust, bake according to pie directions.
  12. If baking pie crust only, bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Remove parchment paper and pie weights and return to oven and cook for an additional 6-8 minutes (for a total of 16-20 minutes cooking time).
  13. If baking a filled pie such as pumpkin, cherry, or apple, cook according to pie directions.

I can’t wait to hear all about your amazing pies with this Butter Flaky Pie Crust on Thanksgiving! Share your photos with me and tag me by using #modernhoney.

Happy Baking, my friends! xo

All Butter Flaky Pie Crust. Tips and tricks to make foolproof perfect pie crust every single time. www.modernhoney.com

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Comments

  1. Hunter says

    November 17, 2016 at 5:39 AM

    Hi there I’ve never made a crust from scratch and I’m really excited to try this today, but I’m a little nervous about burning it. I’ve made a pumpkin pie filling and it will take around an hour to cook through will being in the oven so long burn the crust at all? Also how do you recommend storing the extra dough?

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 17, 2016 at 7:45 AM

      5 stars
      Hey Hunter! I am excited for you to try it out for the first time! The good news is that you are doing a pumpkin pie which I believe is the easiest one to do when making homemade pie crust (since you don’t have to worry about blind baking it).
      Here’s what I would suggest. There are two options — use pie shields or make your own using foil. After about 25 minutes of baking time, cover the edges of the pie with a pie shield or if you don’t have one then cover it with strips of tin foil. You can cut the tin foil into strips wide enough to cover the edges. You want the filling to be exposed as much as possible and just focus on covering the crust. This will ensure that the crust doesn’t get too brown before the filling gets nice and done.
      I hope that helps! Let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  2. jamari parker says

    October 3, 2017 at 5:58 PM

    can u use margarine instead of butter

    Reply
    • Kathy Cook says

      December 23, 2017 at 9:43 AM

      According to my Grandmother which was a excellent baker of pies cakes and pasty, never ever replace Unsalted Butter with margarine you will never get the same results.

      Reply
  3. Kari says

    November 8, 2017 at 3:24 PM

    Hi! Quick question, I am using this to make the best pumpkin pie recipe this weekend, where on these directions do I stop and put the pumpkin filling in and then follow those directions?

    I think I am mainly tripped up at this point – On your tips #11 says to chill the dough, so after I poke the holes do I chill the dough for 20, then put in the pie filling and follow the pie recipe directions for cooking? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 8, 2017 at 3:32 PM

      5 stars
      Such a great question! I am glad you asked and will add more specifics to the pumpkin pie recipe. You are right! You want to chill the dough and then put the pumpkin filling into the pie crust. It is important to chill the dough so it keeps its shape while baking. Then you are all set to bake it! Hope that helps. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kari says

    November 11, 2017 at 8:15 AM

    Hi! I accidentally made the double crust pie crust recipe but I really only have time to deal with one crust today. Does this just make more dough? It is in the fridge chilling for the respective two hours right now, can I just eliminate some of it as an easy fix? Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Ryann says

    November 15, 2017 at 5:35 PM

    Can you freeze this dough?

    Reply
  6. Janine Crockett says

    December 16, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    5 stars
    I have been making pie crusts for years, and this is the first time I tried vinegar – it is a super easy recipe and tastes great !!! Thank you

    Reply
  7. Chris says

    December 23, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    5 stars
    My 12 year old son and I are using your recipe for the first time. The last few years have not turned out like we wanted. The dough was too crumbly. I think chilling and unsalted butter Wil make a difference.

    Reply
  8. Lori says

    December 26, 2017 at 3:24 PM

    This is now my go-to pie crust recipe! I’ve made it twice now and it has been perfect! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Renee says

    September 3, 2018 at 8:35 PM

    5 stars
    Best pie crust ever! So flaky and great buttery flavor. I tried others but this one beats them all! I made it for the “Best pumpkin pie “. Win win. It was the best pumpkin pie. I didn’t chill my dough as long as the recipe stated but it came out great!

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      September 6, 2018 at 6:52 AM

      Awww thank you, Renee! I am so happy to hear that you loved both of them! I worked hard on both recipes tweaking until I got them just right. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

      Reply
  10. Shari says

    November 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM

    5 stars
    Made this crust for the 1st time. Honestly, the 1st Pie crust I’ve ever made. It intimidates me beyond belief. The crackers I made from leftover scraps seem to be somewhere between pie crust and biscuit. We’ll see how the pie comes out. May have just overworked the dough. Try until you succeed, right?

    Reply
  11. Susan says

    November 13, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    5 stars
    I just made the single crust. I have a top chop and it was the perfect size for one crust. I also used the large side of a cheese grater to “slice” that stick of butter. I wanted to try this so I rolled out the crust and used a pizza cutter to make strips. Then I sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar and baked for 12 mintues. It was like eating a fine pastry from a bakery!! We always did this with leftover dough after my mom had made her pies. It was my favorite part of pie making! So, I will be using this crust for my pies! I am also going to try your pumpkin pie recipe. I cannot find my mom’s so I will try something totally new! Thanks for the recipes!!

    Reply
    • Ej Williams-Robbins says

      November 15, 2018 at 4:06 AM

      What type of flour is use?

      Reply
      • Modern Honey says

        November 16, 2018 at 12:58 PM

        Hi there! I use all-purpose flour but you can also use pastry flour. Thanks!

        Reply
  12. Jane Ingham says

    November 16, 2018 at 2:46 PM

    Should the butter be unsalted or salted? It does not specify in the recipe.

    Reply
    • Melissa Long says

      January 20, 2019 at 10:46 PM

      5 stars
      Always use unsalted butter.

      Reply
  13. Kristina says

    November 17, 2018 at 1:51 PM

    can i make the dough the day before? thanks!

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 17, 2018 at 6:05 PM

      Hi Kristina! Absolutely! Just make it the day before and tightly wrap it in plastic wrap. I will usually double wrap it, just in case. When you are ready to roll it out, remove it from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how warm your kitchen is at the time. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  14. Lauren Secero says

    November 18, 2018 at 10:13 AM

    5 stars
    I have my dough in fridge chilling. Getting ready to make a pumpkin pie filling.I used a food processor for mixing my dough .I used the water and vinegar as you have instructed.I liked how beautifully the dough formed. After Thanksgiving I will followup to letvyou know how my oie turned out…fingers crossed. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL AND THANKYOU!!!!

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 19, 2018 at 3:12 PM

      Thank you so much, Lauren! I appreciate you trying my recipe. I hope you love it and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

      Reply
  15. Rebecca Wynn says

    November 19, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    5 stars
    I would like to use this recipe to make 8 mini pies, would one recipe be enough? Or should I double it? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 19, 2018 at 3:01 PM

      Hi Rebecca! The double crust dough recipe may be enough. It just depends on how wide and deep your mini tins are. I always like a little extra crust to make the edges extra pretty. You could always 1 1/2 times the recipe. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  16. Lahela says

    November 19, 2018 at 7:13 PM

    Iʻm excited to try this recipe for my pies this year. How far in advance can I prepare the dough?

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 20, 2018 at 8:31 AM

      Hi Lahela! You can make it up to a week ahead of time. I would just tightly wrap it and let it sit in the refrigerator until you are ready to roll it out. I hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Natalie says

    November 21, 2018 at 3:38 PM

    Will this be enough crust for a 10 inch cast iron skillet?
    Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  18. Ianwinn says

    November 24, 2018 at 6:48 AM

    5 stars
    Dear Melissa,
    Thank you so much for this pie crust recipe! I bake pies for my family every Thanksgiving and since I only do it once a year, I’m still working on finding the perfect recipes! This is the first crust recipe I’ve ever come across w/ vinegar! What a difference a lil tsp makes! The dough is so much more pliable, i.e. rolls out nicely w/out mess, dryness or sticky frustration. I was so happy working w/ this, but then the true test was the final product – I am sold. This is now going to be my go-to recipe for all pastry crusts – flaky buttery perfection. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    Reply
  19. Caroline says

    December 8, 2018 at 6:25 PM

    5 stars
    After making and eating this crust I don’t want to eat pie from a different crust again! We ended up making a turkey pot pie with our Thanksgiving leftovers. Even Bettie my husband who previously thought pie crust was the grossest thing to eat loved it too and wanted more. My 8 year old daughter did the majority of the mixing here and my husband rolled out the dough. A few questions: how do we keep the dough from falling apart while it’s so “chilled”? We had to wait until it thawed out a bit to be pliable. Also, how do you make your ends so nice? Mine looked like a 2 year-old just got done with the edges. Thanks again and we look forward to this recipe at Christmas!

    Reply
  20. Docia Chester says

    December 18, 2018 at 11:52 AM

    5 stars
    Awesome. Made this and heard my husband remark that the pie was fantastic. Everyone at the dinner raved about this pie crust. Thank you.

    Reply
  21. Ron says

    February 18, 2019 at 10:22 AM

    5 stars
    I use your two pie crust for a peach cobbler and it turned out great the crust was easy to make with a cutter. Will use the again to make all my pies.
    Thanks Ron

    Reply
  22. CLAUDIA SERRANO says

    March 25, 2019 at 2:31 PM

    5 stars
    best crust I have ever made. thank you!!

    Reply
  23. LEE says

    May 6, 2019 at 12:15 AM

    DOES NOT WORK WITH GLUTEN FREE FLOUR

    Reply
  24. Lisa A Langston says

    June 29, 2019 at 11:01 AM

    Can I use half of this dough and freeze or refrigerate the other half?

    Reply
  25. MADDY says

    September 28, 2019 at 11:41 PM

    Used this pie crust recipe to make my first apple pie from scratch and it was a perfect! Got 10/10 reviews.

    Reply
  26. ada says

    October 26, 2019 at 6:16 PM

    5 stars
    I used your recipe today to make 2 pumpkin pies – one with your “perfect pumpkin pie” recipe and one with some other, where basically canned milk was replaced with 1 cup of heavy cream and 1/2 cup of milk and sugar (really weak recipe compared to your!). I used pumpkin puree I made by steaming pieces of pumpkin, then squeezing water through cheese cloth before blending. I couldn’t just bake pumpkin, because for the decorative reasons my boyfriend took out pumpkin “meat” in a lot of small pieces, to get empty pumpkin head… but it turned out quite well, and pale pumpkin even got nice yellow colour during cooking.
    Crust was great! I never had so flaky short crust… Maybe because I never kept butter in freezer, I was mostly preparing by knife/hand, and even when I was using processor, I wasn’t pulsing. And actually most of my crusts had egg yolk. This one was great, easy to prepare, easy to roll and tastes good (I added about 1 teaspoon icing sugar though), even though I had to use Danish salted (and quite sour) butter, because they don’t understand here that someone would like to buy sweet butter.
    I just couldn’t make any nice decorations for edges, because when I was forming something, dough was melting in my hands easily, and anyway I don’t have typical pie form with flat sides, so I used one normal cake form, and one for tart, so with more vertical edges. Ah, and because of this I couldn’t cover sides of crust with aluminium, , but it was ok, because I filled it almost full so not much was exposed.

    Reply
  27. Dana says

    November 27, 2019 at 5:16 PM

    How long should we chill the dough for if doing pumpkin pie

    Reply
  28. Sally says

    November 29, 2019 at 6:23 AM

    5 stars
    This was a great surprise after using Crisco forever and dealing with such a mess … it turned out exactly as pictured and was flaky and delicious. I used my food processor and loved watching it turn into the perfect dough as I added the water … definitely needed the 1/4 cup. As you said… COLD is the key!

    Reply
  29. Sherry says

    December 3, 2019 at 5:14 PM

    Is it okay to use salted butter and leave out the table salt or use less salt?

    Reply
    • Stacey a vavrinek says

      November 6, 2020 at 7:23 AM

      I used salted butter in this recipe and left out the salt but I felt it still could have used a tiny bit more salt. I am not sure why everyone says unsalted butter is better. I’m sure there is some scientific reason but I don’t know. I will continue to make with salted butter.

      Reply
  30. Mary says

    April 5, 2020 at 4:27 AM

    Hi would like to give this crust a try for my baked pockets… i would like to know for best result, if is it better to refrigate before baking or bake the pocket right after making them? And how long can i keep the dough in fridge and in freezer? If frozen do i thaw it in room temp or thaw it in the fridge? I would really appraciate a reply… thank you

    Reply
  31. Kathy R says

    September 27, 2020 at 1:15 PM

    5 stars
    I’ve been making pie crusts for 50 years. This recipe is by far the best I have ever made. I’ve made it 4or 5 times.
    Full of rich buttery flavor that makes the crust exceptionally flaky and rich in flavor . No one who eats this crust will think it was a store-bought crust. Be sure the butter is frozen before using. There will be little pockets of butter in the crust – absolutely the BEST Recipe.

    Reply
  32. Stacey a vavrinek says

    November 6, 2020 at 7:17 AM

    5 stars
    Let me just say this was the best pie crust recipe ever! I did modify it a little bit and mixed it with a pastry cutter instead of a processor. I have been looking for a flaky buttery crust recipe for so long and have never been happy with anything I found. The key is frozen butter, ice-cold water, and to let the dough sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours. I made little hand pies with this recipe and they came out great. I made multiple fillings ahead of time and cut all my rounds of dough ahead and layer in between parchment in the fridge. The day of is just assembly and baking which take no time at all. I find that hand pies are just so much easier to bake and you never have to worry about a soggy bottom! This will be my go-to favorite pie crust recipe – thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  33. Julia G. says

    November 22, 2020 at 6:20 PM

    1. Should you blind bake the crust for best results or can you just add the pumpkin pie filling with raw crust?

    2. If you can add filling with raw crust should you still cover the crust to avoid browning? If so please clarify for how long and such.

    First time ever making a pie!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      November 26, 2020 at 3:48 PM

      I had the same questions! I ended up putting the pie filling into the raw pie crust and baked. I put a pie crust guard (aluminum foil) on after 20 minutes. My crust looked quite nice, no browning. My husband immediately commented on the great flavor the crust had.

      Reply
  34. Zeena Ali says

    November 25, 2020 at 2:57 PM

    Can I use salted sweet cream
    Butter? The only thing in stock here.

    Reply
    • Modern Honey says

      November 25, 2020 at 5:52 PM

      Absolutely! I use it all of the time. I would just slightly reduce the salt amount.

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  35. Tracy says

    November 26, 2020 at 3:46 PM

    4 stars
    I made this pie crust. When it came to the point of adding the cold water, I ended adding 1/4 cup. But it wasn’t forming a ball on it’s own. I was pulsing it in the food processor. Should I have taken the flour+butter mixture out at and add the water on my work surface? After adding the cold water and it wasn’t forming a ball (it was just crumby), I was able to form it into a ball in my hands. I went with it, wrapped it, chilled iet. It was very hard to roll. In the end, the crust tasted fine. Was it flakey? Kind of. It seemed dense, not light. I’d like to know where I went wrong to improve on it.

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