# Flaky Pastry (Pie Dough)

> All-butter flaky pie dough: enough for 2 double-crust pies.

- URL: https://gabcooks.com/en/recipes/flaky-pastry/
- Yield: 4 discs (2 double-crust pies)
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 0 min
- Total: 1 h 15 min
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Québécois
- Tags: Vegetarian, Dessert
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVf9byWF438

## Ingredients

- 5 cups all-purpose flour (600 g)
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 cups very cold unsalted butter, in ½-inch cubes (454 g)
- 1 cup ice-cold water (238 g)

## Instructions

1. **Pastry.** Mix the flour and salt. Work in the very cold butter with your fingertips, leaving crumbs and bits of butter.
2. Add the ice-cold water and gather into a ball without overworking. Wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.

## Notes

The all-butter pastry I use for my [freezer apple pies](/en/recipes/apple-pie/). Keep everything very cold and stop mixing while you can still see bits of butter.

## Products I use

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- [Apple corer](https://link.amazon/B06e660lx) — The one I use in my apple videos