Best Vodka Pie Dough Recipes

VODKA PIE DOUGH

Steps:

• Pulse the flour, lard, sugar, salt and 4 tablespoons of the butter in a food processor until it has the consistency of a fine meal. Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, and pulse until you have pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the vodka and water over the flour, and pulse until the dough just comes together. Evenly divide the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap, and gently pat each into a round. Wrap each round tightly and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and up to overnight.

FOOLPROOF PIE DOUGH (WITH VODKA!?)

Steps:

• Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogenous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.
• Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.

VODKA PIE CRUST DOUGH

Steps:

• Cut butter into 1/2 tablespoon-sized chunks. Arrange on a plate and freeze until hard, about 20 minutes.
• Sift flour into the bowl of a food processor. Add sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add 1/2 of the frozen butter pieces and mix until incorporated. Add the remaining butter pieces and pulse briefly until pea-sized chunks are visible; do not overmix.
• Transfer dough to a mixing bowl and add ice water and vodka. Mix with a hand pastry blender just until a crumbly dough forms. Use your hands to compress the crumbs into a single ball of dough. Divide dough in half then roll each half into a balls wrap in plastic, and press flat into a disc. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
• To use: remove from the refrigerator and roll each dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper; dough will be fairly sticky. Bake as directed for any pie recipe you are following.

FOOLPROOF VODKA PIE DOUGH

Steps:

• Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor until
• combined, about 2 one-second pulses.
• Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous
• dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15
• seconds (dough will resemble cottage-cheese curds, and
• there should be no uncoated flour).
• Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute
• dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup
• flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl
• and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses.
• Empty mixture into medium bowl.Sprinkle vodka and water
• over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix,
• pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks
• together.
• Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each
• into 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at
• least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.

FOOLPROOF VODKA PIE DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine salt, sugar, and 1.5 cups flour (2-sec pulse in food processor). Add butter and shortening and process until dough starts to collect in clumps (should resemble cottage cheese). Scrape bowl down. Add remaining cup of flour and give 4-6 quick pulses. Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. Use spatula to combine until dough clings to itself. Divide dough into two balls, flatten into two ~4 in disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and let rest in refrigerator at least 5 minutes, and up to 2 days before rolling out.

VODKA PIE DOUGH

Steps:

• Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt, and sugar in processor until combined, about 2 1-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogenous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty into a bowl. Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4 inch disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.