Buttery, flaky, and next-level flavorful, my sourdough pie crust recipe could be made with discard or lively starter. It comes collectively shortly and simply (use a pastry cutter or a meals processor) and works equally properly for candy and savory pie recipes.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Makes one pie crust however simply doubles for 2, which you’ll want in the event you use this recipe for my simple apple pie(coming quickly!).
- Very versatile crust that’s really easy to deal with. You should utilize it for thus many recipes, from my basic rooster pot pie (coming quickly), apple dumplings, or actually ANY recipe that makes use of a pie crust, even pie crust cookies.
- INCREDIBLE depth of taste. The sourdough discard works equally to the bitter cream in my simple pie crust recipe, including great taste (with out being overwhelming).
- Might be made with no matter instruments you’ve gotten in your kitchen. My choice is to make use of a meals processor (does the job shortly, simply, with much less mess, and leads to a extra uniform dough), however a pastry cutter works high quality, too. Or you possibly can grate the butter, like I do with my biscuits!
Simply in time for Thanksgiving pie baking, my sourdough pie crust incorporates sourdough discard (or starter, see my notes beneath) into pie dough for an extremely flavorful, flaky crust.
What You Want
- Sourdough discard. In case you are sustaining a sourdough starter, you’ll have a few of this in your kitchen. In the event you don’t, take a look at my put up on the right way to make a sourdough starter.
- Sugar. I don’t advocate skipping the sugar, even in the event you use this recipe for a savory recipe like quiche lorraine; the crust simply doesn’t style nearly as good. In the event you’d like, you possibly can substitute the granulated sugar for coconut sugar (the ensuing sourdough pie crust will likely be darker in shade although).
- Flour. Common all-purpose flour works simply high quality right here, or use a heritage grain flour (I like Dawn Flour Mill flour rather a lot for my sourdough recipes). You’ll additionally want some for dusting your floor when rolling out your dough!
- Butter. Not like a lot of my recipes, I like to make use of salted butter right here. I’ve a complete put up on utilizing salted vs unsalted butter in the event you’d wish to learn extra about this.
- Salt. For taste! In the event you use unsalted butter, you will have to improve the salt within the recipe to ¾ teaspoon.
SAM’S TIP: Brushing egg wash (1 tablespoon water or milk + 1 crushed egg) over your pie crust earlier than it goes within the oven will encourage a golden brown exterior (and provides some fairly glowing sugar a technique to stick, if you wish to add that!). In case you have an egg allergy (or are simply out of eggs), you possibly can skip this or brush the crust with a little bit of heavy cream (it received’t brown as a lot although).
That is simply an outline of the substances I used and why. For the complete recipe please scroll all the way down to the underside of the put up!
How you can Make Sourdough Pie Crust
This pie crust could be made with a pastry cutter or a meals processor. Personally, I like utilizing a meals processor (it’s simply simpler!), however both will work high quality. Right here’s the way you do it (each methods)!
Mix the dry substances in a bowl or the basin of a meals processor. Scatter the butter (bear in mind it ought to be very chilly and cubed) overtop, then work it into the dough till the butter is in pea-sized items.
Add the sourdough starter, then stir or pulse (pulse in 1-second intervals — don’t simply blitz it with out pausing or it received’t mix correctly) till you’ve gotten a shaggy dough that begins to cling to itself. In the event you can’t get the dough collectively, add ice water a teaspoon at a time till it comes collectively.
Flip the dough out onto a calmly floured floor and kind right into a cohesive disc along with your palms. In the event you used a pastry cutter, the dough will likely be extra shaggy and dry and also you’ll need to work it collectively along with your palms. Work it right into a easy, flat disc.
Wrap the dough in plastic and place within the fridge to relax for a minimum of an hour or as much as 3 days.
Roll right into a 12″ circle on a calmly floured floor. Be certain that to maneuver the dough regularly as you roll it out and add flour (on high of and beneath the dough) as wanted throughout this course of so it doesn’t keep on with your counter.
Switch the crust to your pie plate (tip: roll it onto your rolling pin for simple switch!) and crimp/flute the perimeters as desired. You should utilize this recipe for a blind baked pie crust or fill it immediately–simply observe no matter your recipe says.
SAM’S TIP: Need to get fancy? I’ve a tutorial on the right way to make a lattice pie crust in order for you a step-by-step information. Word: you will have to double this recipe for a lattice crust.
Steadily Requested Questions
Sure! The dough could be frozen for a number of months; merely wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and place within the freezer till wanted. The night time earlier than you intend to make use of it, take away the dough from the freezer and place within the fridge to thaw in a single day.
Sure, however not in the way in which chances are you’ll suppose. Sourdough pie crust isn’t bitter like sourdough bread, however it does have an incredible depth of taste and slight tang that you just don’t get from a conventional pie crust. In my view, it’s higher!
Sure! Simply be sure to stir the bubbly starter down earlier than you measure it in your measuring cup, that approach you’ve gotten an correct measurement. You received’t want to fret about this in case you are measuring with weights (simply another excuse to be taught the right way to use a kitchen scale 😉).
This crust matches neatly right into a 9-10″ pie crust. You should utilize it completely wherever you’d use a conventional pie crust. I prefer it for my simple apple pie, lemon meringue pie, pumpkin pie, chocolate pie, French silk pie, pecan pie, blueberry pie, or any of my pie recipes that use a basic pie crust. It may be used for blind baking or used for a lattice topping, or for non-traditional pie recipes that decision for pie crust (like apple turnovers, apple dumplings, hand pies, or selfmade strawberry pop tarts). The choices are countless!
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Sourdough Pie Crust
Use your sourdough discard or starter to make sourdough pie crust! This can be a flavorful and versatile crust you should use for candy and savory pie recipes.
Servings: 1 pie crust
Energy: 1532kcal
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Directions
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If utilizing a pastry cutter: Whisk collectively the flour, sugar, and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Utilizing a pastry cutter, reduce in butter till it’s properly distributed into pea-sized items. Add discard and proceed to stir till dough is shaggy and starting to cling collectively (if it received’t cling collectively, add ice water a teaspoon at a time till it does).
1 ¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon desk salt, 8 Tablespoons (113 g) salted butter, ½ cup (110 g) sourdough discard, Ice water
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If utilizing a meals processor: Briefly pulse collectively flour, sugar, and salt. Scatter cubed butter over the flour combine and pulse a number of occasions till butter is properly distributed into pea-sized items. Pour discard into the meals processor and pulse in 1-second intervals till dough begins to cling collectively (if wanted, add a splash of ice water, 1 teaspoon at a time till dough clings collectively).
1 ¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon desk salt, 8 Tablespoons (113 g) salted butter, ½ cup (110 g) sourdough discard, Ice water
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Flip dough onto a calmly floured floor and use your palms to kind right into a disc. In the event you used a pastry cutter, the dough will likely be a bit dry/shaggy and you’ll doubtless want to make use of your palms to work the dough collectively in order that it clings to itself.
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Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of one hour earlier than utilizing.
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As soon as chilled, take away the dough from the fridge and switch to a clear, calmly floured floor.
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Use a calmly floured rolling pin to roll right into a 12” (30cm) circle, including flour beneath as wanted to maintain from sticking. Add flour as wanted and you should definitely raise the pie dough and add flour beneath it whereas rolling to maintain from sticking.
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Switch to a pie plate, reduce, crimp, or flute the perimeters of your extra crust, and proceed with filling or blind baking as per your pie recipe’s directions.
Notes
Storing
Dough could also be made and saved, tightly wrapped, within the fridge for as much as 3 days earlier than utilizing. It could even be frozen for as much as 3 or 4 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than utilizing.
Sourdough
Energetic starter may also work on this recipe, simply ensure that to stir it down earlier than measuring.
Diet
Serving: 1pie crust | Energy: 1532kcal | Carbohydrates: 155g | Protein: 20g | Fats: 93g | Saturated Fats: 58g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 4g | Monounsaturated Fats: 24g | Trans Fats: 4g | Ldl cholesterol: 241mg | Sodium: 1888mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2799IU | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 7mg
Dietary info is predicated on third-party calculations and ought to be thought-about an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will differ primarily based upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking technique, portion sizes, and extra.
