ALTON BROWN'S PIE CRUST RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Alton Brown's Pie Crust Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by prairiemama

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 cups flour
2 sticks butter, unsalted
3 tablespoons apple juice concentrate + 2 tablespoons
Water mixed in spray bottle
1/2 cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt, kosher

Steps:

Flour parchment paper. Add butter and cover completely with flour. Chop butter and coat thoroughly. Chill everything in a metal bowl. Take 4 tablespoons butter out of fridge and warm to room temperature. Process dry ingredients till butter completely disappears; pulse. Add rest of the butter half at a time. Pulse 10 times; til pea sized. Process rest of butter, leaving chunks of butter. Put mix in a bowl; spray top of dough till glistens and work in with a spatula. Spray again and fold. Grab a handful of dough and squeeze-if shows crease of hand and breaks apart cleanly, not crumbly, about right. Spray again, stir if dry; pack into a mound; push down with waxed paper and turn out of bowl. Wrap tightly and chill 20 minutes. On a floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, press straight down, turn crust 10 degrees per roll, till size desired. Brush top of crust with 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.