Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups (315g) All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (6g) Fine sea salt
- 1 tbsp (12g) Granulated sugar
- 1 cup (226g) Unsalted butter, ice-cube cold and cubed
- ½ cup (120ml) Ice-cold water
- 1 tsp (5ml) Apple cider vinegar
Instructions:
- In a chilled glass or metal mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and granulated sugar.
- Drop in the cold butter cubes. Using a pastry cutter or two forks, press the butter into the flour until you have a variety of sizes ranging from coarse breadcrumbs to flattened, pea-sized discs.
- Mix the apple cider vinegar into the ice water. Drizzle half of the liquid over the flour and butter mixture.
- Using a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to incorporate the water until a shaggy mass forms. Add more liquid gradually as needed.
- Divide the dough, wrap tightly, and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
- After rolling and shaping into a 9-inch pie plate, place the crust in the freezer for 20 minutes to recrystallize the fat and relax the gluten before baking.