Foolproof Pie Dough for Double-Crust Pie

Name: Foolproof Pie Dough for Double-Crust Pie
Yield: For one 9-inch Double-Crust Pie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces), divided; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 12 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1/2 cup, chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces; 1/4 cup, vodka, cold; 1/4 cup, cold water

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By J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

American

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Dessert Pies

We wanted a recipe that is tender, flavorful, and—most important—consistent.

SERVESFor one 9-inch Double-Crust Pie

TIME20 minutes, plus 45 minutes chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to make pie dough that was tender, flavorful, and consistent. Since water bonds with flour to form gluten, too much of it makes a crust tough. But rolling out dry dough is difficult. For a pie dough recipe that rolled out easily, ...

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