Easy Vodka Pie Crust
This is the one pie crust recipe you absolutely need! This Easy Vodka Pie Crust is so easy to work with and bakes up flakey.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 12 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small cubes
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 3-4 Tbsp cold water
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in vegetable shortening and butter with a pastry blender until butter is in the size of peas.
- Sprinkle vodka and water over the flour mixture and press together with hands until a dough forms. Evenly divide in two and shape into rounds. Cover in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
Notes
This pie crust can be frozen up to two months.
To par-bake, heat oven to 400 and fill pie crust with pie weights. Cook until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Perfect Pairing
Use the pie dough to make Banoffee Pie. [embed_recipe id='9722']Nutrition
Calories: 1625kcalCarbohydrates: 127gProtein: 17gFat: 110gSaturated Fat: 52gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gMonounsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 973mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2100IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 7.2mg