Homemade Pie Crust doesn’t have to be intimidating. It can be quicker and easier and be lighter and flakier that you could have ever imagined. My family has made it for years and never realized how hesitant people are to take on this baking project!
Well, look no further!
Last night, when I made Pot Pie with Roasted Chicken and Veggies, I also made my family’s quick and easy homemade pie crust.
To make it even quicker, I utilized my Kitchen-aid mixer. It worked great!
Here is what I did:
Quick and Easy Homemade Pie Crust
Ingredients
Scale
2–1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/2 cup ice water (ice used to make it really cold)
Instructions
- First, place the flour and salt and cubed butter in the bowl of your mixer. Attach the “whisk” attachment
- “Whisk” until the butter distributes into the flour and is in the size of peas. Some of the butter was a bit larger that that, but it still worked well and was flaky in the end.
- Next, switch to the dough hook attachment. Turn your mixer on low and slowly add the ice cold water. Your dough will begin to hold together and pull away from the sides of the bowl. If it does this before you use all of your water, it is no problem. Just stop adding it when it is no longer needed.
- Use your hands to press it together into a ball and chill for a 1/2 hour or so.
- Roll dough out and line your pie pans and fill.
My pie crust was used to make Pot Pie with Roasted Chicken and Veggies.
It couldn’t be easier! Blessings to you!
Hi, Diane, I’m trying to visit a new blog every day for the next few weeks, and today you’re my new visit! I came over from Pioneer Woman. Love the little pot pies in the ramekins. And I see from your “About” section that we share a love for the Lord. So nice to meet other sisters in Christ online. Blessings to you!
Hi Cheryl,
What a blessing to get your comment! It is such a joy to meet a Christian sister through this medium of blogging! The Lord has used your note as an encouragement to me! Thank you for visiting. :). In Christ, Diane
Hi Diane,
Just popped your pie dough (aka easiest pie crust in the world) into my fridge to chill. Actually looking forward to rolling it out. It looks perfect! Thanks for giving me another reason to use my Kitchen Aid mixer. looking forward to following your Pins.
Blessings,
Laura
So glad Laura!! And…thank you for taking the time to let me know! 🙂
Getting ready to make this pie crust! I haven’t really had a good track record with pie crust and always buy the refrigerated kind. But with the help of my kitchen aid I’m hoping I can pull it off. I will let you know how it goes! Thanks!
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hi there this is my first attempts at pie crust very hopeful but it don’t say how to bake the crust or what temp
It depends on what type of pie you are making. If it is a pie like Pumpkin or Apple, just bake it according to the directions for that particular pie. If you are baking it without filling it, bake at 350 for 15 – 20 minutes with some sort of “weight” inside. Dry beans work well. Just place a sheet of parchment paper inside the crust and then place a cup or so of beans on top of the parchment paper. That will stop the empty crust from puffing up when it is baked. Blessings!
I love the idea of individual chicken pot pies, so yummy!
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Thank you for posting this recipe! I just finished making Shoo Fly Pie with your homemade pie crust recipe! It truly was so easy. This is my first attempt at making homemade crust and now my husband wants me to make it all the time, it’s delicious! Thanks and Happy New Year!
thank you for this recipe! i have my family coming over for dinner and i forgot the crust for dessert. with 2 yr old twins, it is never easy to “run out and get something”!
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Thanks so much for the recipe. I have been pie crust challenged lately, so I am eager to give this a try!
Hi Diane,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post your easy pie crust recipe! I just started to make pies a couple of years ago using my own crust instead of store bought. I do not make them as often as my husband would like because I was horrible at the hand mixing technique! I always thought, “there has got to be a better way!”. So, Meci Boucoup!
Thanks for sharing your receipe with me. I’ve never made pie crust before and going to give this a try in the morning . Thank you for sharing with me. I’m not as picking about the spelling as some people are and think that was very tacky of that woman!! Again I look foreword to making the crust!
I am super excited to make this pie crust tomorrow! One question: Does this make one or two crusts? I have never made pie crust before so I’m not exactly sure how thick or thin to roll it out for my pie.
Hi Jessica! It makes a top and bottom crust. Enjoy!! :). I’ll be making a few pies tomorrow too! 🙂
I made a whiskey sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving and used your recipe for pie crust. Wow! It couldn’t be easier! I added a little sugar and cinnamon and it’s SO flaky and light! I will definitely be using your recipe from now on! Thank you so much!!!
Karina, thank you so much for letting me know! I am thrilled! The cinnamon and sugar sound like a yummy addition!
This seems so easy! I am going to try it tonight in a cast iron skillet pot pie! Thanks for sharing!
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never made pie crust / almost 69yrs/ could I use my old mixer with one beater on low? and I could use encouragement to make the changes to grow in the lord. thank you , me.
Hi Anita, You can try your mixer, it will likely work to cut in the butter, but, when adding the water, you will likely need to just use a fork to mix together so it doesn’t get over mixed without the dough hook. So encouraged by your desire also to grow in the Lord. I look forward to writing more again soon. Blessings! Diane