Hand Method Dough (Sunbeam Mini Pie Maker)

By RJamoralin

Makes 4 top and 4 bottom crusts.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks cold butter (or half butter and half shortening), chilled and cut into small pieces
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup ice water

Details

Cooking time 10mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, add flour, salt, sugar and butter. Using pastry cutter, two knives or fingertips, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Add water tablespoon by tablespoon and stir with a fork until mixture just starts to come together but is still crumbly. Turn out onto plastic wrap and knead wtih palms, pressing dough together to form a flat round. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Chill for approximately 1 hour (if chilled longer, hold at room temperature for 15 minutes before rolling.) Lay out 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and flour lightly. Top with 2 more sheets of plastic wrap and roll out dough. Cut out circles, 4 measuring 4 1/2 inches and 4 measuring 3/12 inches in diamter or by using the Bottom Dough Cutter and the Top Dough Cutter tools. Fit cut in Sunbeam Pie Maker bottom crust plates, spoon in filling and cover with top crusts, cutting away any excess. Close lid and bake for 10 minutes.