New England Apple Pie
----------------------FLAKY PIE DOUGH---------------------- 1 1/4 c Bleached flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/8 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Cold unsalted butter 2 tb Cold water (2 to 3 Tbsp) -------...
Ingredients
- 1/4ts salt
- 1/8ts baking powder
- 1/2c cold unsalted butter
- 2tb cold water (2 to 3 tbsp)
- 1c bleached flour
- 6tb unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3c granulated sugar, light
- 1ts finely grated lemon zest
Directions
- 1
FLAKY PIE DOUGH---------------------- 1 1/4 c Bleached flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/8 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Cold unsalted butter 2 tb Cold water (2
- 2
Cut butter into 8 pieces and add to bowl
- 3
Pulse rapidly about 15 times, until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal and no large pieces of butter remain visable
- 4
Add 2 tablespoons water and pulse 4 or 5 times to mix checking to see if most, but not all, of dough forms a ball
- 5
If dough remains dry, add remaining 1 tablespoon water, sprinkling it on dough and pulsing again 4 or 5 times
- 6
Remove dough from processor and quickly form into ball with floured hands
- 7
Place dough on piece of lightly floured plastic wrap
- 8
Lightly flour top of dough and cover top with plastic wrap