An easy, all-butter pie crust recipe that gives you a tender, flaky pie crust every time! This recipe makes 2 pie crusts.
Prep time: PT15M
Total time: PT75M
Rating
5 stars (105 reviews)
Keywords
all butter pie crust, homemade pie crust, how to make pie crust, pie crust recipe
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsalted butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup cold water (plus one ice cube)
2 teaspoons vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Steps
Prepare the water/vinegar mixture. Drop an ice-cube into a measuring cup and fill the measuring cup up with water to the 1/2 cup mark. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar and set aside.
Mix Flour and Butter. Combine the flour, salt, and sugar together in a medium sized bowl and toss with a fork to mix evenly. Add the cubed butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs.
Add Water. Pour the water mixture, a few tablespoons at a time, into the flour/butter mixture and toss with a fork until the dough is evenly moist. Add water slowly to get the right texture.
Gather the dough. Use your hands to quickly bring the dough together in the bowl. Do not over work the dough.
Divide and Chill. Divide the dough in half and flatten into disks. Wrap the disks separately in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Bake according to what your pie recipe calls for.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 pie crust
Calories: 1391 kcal
Carbohydrates: 121 g
Protein: 17 g
Fat: 94 g
Saturated Fat: 59 g
Trans Fat: 4 g
Cholesterol: 244 mg
Sodium: 1178 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 28 g
Reviews
Mark on 2025-12-26 (5 stars): Recently divorced male with limited baking experience. I made this recipe for a holiday apple pie and received rave reviews from experienced bakers in the family. Relatively easy to do and taste like I knew what I was doing.
Susannah on 2025-12-02 (5 stars): This recipe worked great for apple pie. Thank you!
Mike on 2025-12-02 (5 stars): I totally agree! The vinegar seems to be the secret. Before this recipe, I'd get tough crusts for my sweet potato pies. I made two for this Thanksgiving and everyone thought they were exceptional, especially the crusts.
Sydney on 2025-11-29 (5 stars): I have never made a pie before and this crust came out perfectly. My husband says I'm not allowed to change a single thing about it.
Kristin on 2025-11-28 (5 stars): Can you combine the ingredients with a food processor?
Douglas on 2025-11-23 (5 stars): Best pie crust ever!
Joanne Sassi on 2025-10-28 (5 stars): Love the recipe, easy and delicious!
Adela Thurmond on 2025-10-18 (5 stars): I just bought the KitchenAid 6 quart stand mixer at Costco and wanted to make my very first apple pie because I have an apple tree that won’t stop producing apples and they’re delicious but
This high crust recipe was so ethically amazing for my first time the crust was incredible the apples amazing but the crust was absolutely incredible and so easy to do so easy thank you so much
Cheri on 2025-10-17 (5 stars): This is the best pie crust recipe I have ever made and I have made a lot!! Very flakey and buttery! Great for home made pot pies, pumpkin pie, apple and cherry just to name the pies I have made using this recipe. Very easy to follow and comes out perfect every time
SP on 2025-10-11 (5 stars): This is a bullet proof five star apple pie!!!!! Incredible. Easy but you need to make time as it is a full afternoon to make. Worth the time! And I don't bake LOL
Eva on 2025-09-30 (5 stars): This is the bast apple pie I've ever made, and one of the best I've ever eaten. Super easy, too! Thank you!
