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Appreciation post: My old way of making pie crust was a total disaster until last Thanksgiving
I used to just dump all the water into my flour and butter mix at once, which always gave me a tough, chewy crust. Last year, my cousin in Boise showed me to add ice water one tablespoon at a time, stopping at 5 tablespoons, and it changed everything. The dough came together perfectly and baked up so flaky. Has anyone else had a pie crust breakthrough with a small change like that?
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murray.pat23d agoMost Upvoted
My grandma in Toledo swore by using vodka instead of some of the water. The alcohol cooks off and leaves the crust even flakier because it doesn't develop as much gluten. I tried it last year and it was a total game changer, way easier to roll out too. I do half ice water and half vodka now, just a couple tablespoons of each. It sounds weird but it really works.
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miles_chen23d ago
Guess grandma's secret ingredient was liquid courage, @murray.pat.
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jennybailey23d ago
I mean I'm still over here brute forcing my dough like an engine rebuild, but maybe I should try @murray.pat's vodka trick next time.
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