pie crust with a twist.

An easy pie crust perfect for your favorite pie recipe!

 Recipe for 2 pie crusts:

*2 1/2  cups of sifted flour

*3/4 cup of cold cubed salted butter (if you don't have salted butter on hand, just add a pinch of salt)

*ice water

*pie tins, and knife for cutting excess dough

Churn butter and flour together in a mixer, add ice water 1 tsp at a time, until it becomes a dough consistency. Flour surface, and roll out dough. I half the dough and roll each pie crust out separately. 

 Once dough is rolled to desired thickness, pick up and drape across pie mold.

 Trim off the excess dough for a clean edge.

 Roll out the excess dough, and cut into 1/2 " strips. Pinch 2 strips together and braid them by overlapping. You can also use 3 strips.

 Score pie crust edge with a knife and press braided section onto pie crust.  Repeat until complete.  You will use approximately 3 braids.