Pie Shell Script

Submitted by Thomas Eckert from Seattle, WA, USA
The perfect shell is as important for pie as it is for code.

Ingredients

  • 300 g all purpose flour
  • 5/8 tsp salt
  • 175 g cold butter
  • 2 tbsp. cold water

Directions

  1. Stir together flour and salt.
  2. Cut cold butter into pea-sized pieces (or use a cheese grater) and mix thoroughly into the dry ingredients.
  3. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tbsp. cold water over part of the mixture, gently toss with a fork.
  4. Form the mixture into a ball and place on a lightly floured surface.
  5. Using a rolling pin, flatten from center to edges until the dough is 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter.
  6. Carefully transfer the dough to a 9 inch (22 cm) pie plate.
  7. Crimp the edge of the dough as desired.
  8. Fill the shell with a pie filling of your choice!