Foolproof All-Butter Dough for Double-Crust Pie

Name: Foolproof All-Butter Dough for Double-Crust Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch double crust
Ingredients: 20 tablespoons (2½ sticks), unsalted butter, chilled, divided; 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour, divided; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 cup, ice water

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By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

Our ultimate pie dough. It uses all butter, it’s dead easy to roll, and it bakes up tender, crisp, and shatteringly flaky.

SERVES Makes one 9-inch double crust

TIME 35 minutes, plus 2 hours chilling

Foolproof All-Butter Dough for Double-Crust Pie

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