Foolproof All-Butter Dough for Single-Crust Pie

Name: Foolproof All-Butter Dough for Single-Crust Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch single crust
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, chilled, divided; 1 1/4 cups (6 1/4 ounces/177 grams), all-purpose flour, divided; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 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 single crust

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2½ hours chilling and 30 minutes cooling

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