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Part-Butter/Part-Shortening Easy Pie Dough

Part-Butter/Part-Shortening Easy Pie Dough
Prep Time
35 min

Yield: two 9-inch pie crusts or one 9-inch double crust

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ingredients

2
cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, cold, plus more for dusting
1
Tbsp sugar
1
tsp salt
12
Tbsp (170 g) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled in the freezer for 10 minutes
4
Tbsp (50 g) shortening, chilled in the freezer for 10 minutes
½
cup ice water
1
tsp lemon juice
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directions

Step 1

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, pulse together the flour, sugar, salt, butter and shortening until the mixture resembles cornmeal but there are still pea-sized chunks of fat.

Step 2

In a small bowl, stir together the ice water and lemon juice. Slowly add the liquid to the flour mixture, pulsing, until the dough just comes together. Squeeze a small piece of dough between your thumb and index finger to make sure it holds its shape.

Step 3

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it in half. Gently turn over each piece of dough a few times so that any dry bits are incorporated. Form each piece into a loose disk, cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

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