Easy Food Processor Pie Dough

🌟 Why this recipe works

This easy pie crust recipe works for so many reasons.

• Simple ingredients - You only need a handful of simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand. If not, these are all ingredients you can easily find at your local grocery store.
• Food processor - The food processor does a lot of the work for you. So easy!
• Rich flavor - This homemade pie dough is so buttery and tender. The most delicious base for your baked goods.
• Freezer-friendly - This is a great recipe to double so that you have one to use right away and you can freeze the other for another time.

🛒 Ingredient notes

You can make pie dough with just a few ingredients.

• Flour - This recipe calls for all-purpose flour. I have not tested it with any other type of flour, so I can't guarantee any other type of flour would work. But if you do try a substitution, like gluten free flour or wheat flour, please leave a comment and let us know how it turned out!
• Sugar - Granulated sugar adds a touch of sweetness, enhancing the flavor of the crust. It also encourages browning, giving the dough a lovely golden brown sheen when it bakes.
• Salt - Kosher salt balances the sweetness from the sugar.
• Butter - Use cold, unsalted butter and cut it into small cubes.
• Egg - Lightly beat a large egg. Eggs add richness to the dough and also help bind the dry ingredients together.
• Vinegar - I swear by adding vinegar to my pie dough! It acts as a mild preservative and helps prevent the dough from being overworked and getting tough.
• Water - You'll mix ice cold water and vinegar with the egg.
• Egg wash - Lightly beat a second egg with a little water to create an egg wash. You will use this to brush on the dough before it bakes.

✅ Step-by-step instructions

Here are some step-by-step photos to show you just how easy it is to make pie dough in a food processor. Find ingredient measurements and detailed instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the first egg, vinegar, and ice cold water.
2. Add the flour, salt, sugar to a food processor. Pulse to combine.
3. Add the cubes of butter to the food processor. Pulse to combine.

4. Slowly add the egg/vinegar/water mixture into the food processor and

5. Continue to pulse to combine, until the dough starts to come together.

6. Remove the dough from the food processor and form a disc. Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes up to overnight before rolling out and using.

👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

🍽 Serving ideas

You can use this pie dough for many different desserts!

• Use it as a classic pie crust, like for cinnamon pie, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, and mini pecan pies.
• Make blueberry galettes, cherry galettes, and mixed berry galettes with this pie dough recipe.
• Use it to form tart shells for your favorite tart recipes.
• It makes a great crust for salmon quiche and bacon mushroom spinach quiche.
• Make empanadas.
• Use it to make air fryer hand pies and peach mango hand pies.
• It's a great base crust for air fryer chicken pot pie.

🍳 Kitchen tools and equipment

Ready to make this recipe? Here are the kitchen tools and equipment you'll need:

• Food processor
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk