Test-Kitchen Piecrust

Description

Making piecrust can leave a cook feeling like a magician. Combine flour, water, and butter with just a bit of sugar and salt and -- presto! -- the result is a tender, flaky pastry that elevates just about any filling. The trick, of course, is in the metho

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces, divided

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• Prep Time
• 0 hours 10 minutes
• Yield
• yield:Makes enough dough for 1 double-crusted or 2 single-crusted 9-to-10-inch pies