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Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

By Serious Eats

Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

Prep:20minCook:1h

A buttery, flaky, tender, and easy pie dough recipe that requires no special equipment, ingredients, or training.

Updated at: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:14:45 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

74

High

Glycemic Load

7

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories125.6 kcal (6%)

Total Fat9.2 g (13%)

Carbs9.4 g (4%)

Sugars0.7 g (1%)

Protein1.2 g (2%)

Sodium78.8 mg (4%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

8 ouncesall-purpose flour

low-protein, such as, blue label, plus more for dusting

0.5 ouncesugar

for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight

8 ouncesbutter

unsalted, american-style, straight from the fridge, cold

½ cuptap water

Instructions

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Notes

3 liked

0 disliked

belladonna333· 3 years ago

The good? First time I was able to go from pie dough to pie so this recipe and technique was a win for me. The bad? Still need to finesse some things so I'll definitely have to try again. The result was good but the finished crust needs to be softer and a tad less chewy.