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:

  1. In a chilled glass or metal mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and granulated sugar.
  2. 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.
  3. Mix the apple cider vinegar into the ice water. Drizzle half of the liquid over the flour and butter mixture.
  4. Using a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to incorporate the water until a shaggy mass forms. Add more liquid gradually as needed.
  5. Divide the dough, wrap tightly, and chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
  6. 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.