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Simple  Sourdough Pie Crust

Simple  Sourdough Pie Crust that you can make with just starter, flour, and butter. Buttery flaky crust goes well with any kind of pie.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: How to make sourdough pie crust, Pie crust, Sourdough pie crust
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 8kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • cups/ 188g all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon/ 5g Cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon / 5g granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon/3g salt
  • 10 tablespoons/ 141.75 g cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼" pieces
  • ½ cup/ 100g sourdough starter
  • ½ tbsp/ 12g ice cold water water-vinegar mixture* 

Instructions

  • Water-vinegar mixture*
    Fill a one cup measuring cup about halfway up with ice, then add water and 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl/ food processor . Add the butter and toss gently with your hands, to coat with flour. If you are using bowl then use your pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour to break it up partially. Large, random-size pieces of butter will remain. If using food processor then pulse few minutes.
  • Continue to cut both fats into the flour the flour has a meal-like consistency. All the flour should look as if it has been "touched" by the fat, and small, split pea-size pieces of fat should remain.
  • To this add sourdough starter, then add vinegar and over the mixture. If using food processor pulse few seconds . Then when the dough pulls together.
  • Using a pastry fork or other large fork, quickly stir the mixture with a few strokes, "lifting" the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl as you stir. Gently pack the dough into a ball.
  • Place the dough on a long sheet of plastic wrap and dust it lightly with flour. Flatten the dough into a 10-inch disk slightly less than ¾" thick. Wrap in the plastic, place this inside a plastic bag, and refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 hours before rolling. Makes a single crust for a 9" - 9½" standard or deep-dish pie.

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Notes

 
 Store the  wrapped pie  dough into a  plastic freezer bag and freeze it for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 8kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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