# Pie Dough

This video shows how to make a basic pie dough that creates flaky air pockets.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 0.5 cup butter
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 0.25 cup cold water

## Instructions

1. Start by adding 1 cup (120 grams) of all-purpose flour to a bowl.
2. Add 1/2 cup of butter to the flour. You can cut it into small pieces or grate it from frozen for ease, especially if you have arthritis.
3. Add a good pinch of salt (about 1/4 teaspoon) and about 1 teaspoon of sugar.
4. Flatten the butter with the flour by pressing it out between your fingers to create flake-shaped pieces, which will melt to create air pockets for flakiness.
5. Add about half of 1/4 cup (60 ml) of very cold water. You might not need all of it.
6. Toss it in and give it a squeeze. If it holds together, you don't need any more water.
7. Dump the dough out onto a surface and squeeze it together.
8. Start folding it over on itself to create layers of butter and flour, like a laminated dough, which helps to stack up the flakes of butter.
9. The pie dough is now ready for the fridge. Wrap it up and chill the butter before rolling the pie.

## Equipment

- bowl
- grater
- baking mat
- plastic wrap

## Tips

- You must chill your butter before rolling your pie dough.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSUkrF1Fv/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/37cddd3e-a33b-4d58-a865-8a1af7c774d9
- Extracted: 2025-10-10

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