Courtesy
of Cook’s Illustrated All-Time Best Recipes 20th Anniversary Edition
2½ cups (12.5 oz) all-purpose
flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
12 tbsp unsalted
butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces and chilled
8 tbsp vegetable
shortening, cut into 4 pieces and chilled
¼ cup vodka, chilled
¼ cup ice water
Process 1½ cups flour,
sugar, and salt together in food processor until combined, about 5 seconds.
Scatter butter and shortening over top and continue to process until
incorporated and mixture begins to form uneven clumps with no remaining floury
bits, about 15 seconds.
Scrape down bowl and
redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup
flour over dough and pulse until mixture has broken up into pieces and is
evenly distributed around bowl, 4 to 6 pulses.
Transfer mixture to
large bowl. Sprinkle vodka and ice water over mixture. Stir and press dough
together, using stiff rubber spatula, until dough sticks together.
Divide dough into 2
even pieces. Turn each piece of dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and flatten
each into a 4-inch disk. Wrap each piece tightly in plastic and refrigerate for
1 hour. Before rolling dough out, let it sit on a counter to soften slightly,
about 10 minutes. (Dough can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for
up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month. If frozen, let dough thaw completely
on counter before rolling out.)
Dear
reader, please note this crust does not need to be blind baked. It will,
however, benefit from the pie plate being set on a large preheated roasting pan/cookie
sheet during baking.
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