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My sister-in-law told me my pie crust was 'tough as leather' at Thanksgiving dinner.
She said I was overworking the dough and not keeping the butter cold enough, so I started using ice water and handling it less. The difference in my last two pies was like night and day, they were actually flaky. Has anyone else had a simple tip completely fix a baking problem for them?
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lee84714d ago
Tough as leather" is a brutal review, lmao. My first attempt at biscuits could have stopped a bullet, honestly. I was using warm butter and kneading it like bread dough. Switching to frozen butter grated on a cheese grater was a total game changer for me.
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mia_cooper14d ago
Grating frozen butter is a solid move, but you still need to keep everything cold. Overworking the dough with warm hands can make it tough again. The goal is to barely mix it until it just comes together.
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spencer_owens5814d ago
Totally get the overworking thing. My first pie crusts were like cardboard. Saw @lee847 mention grating frozen butter, tried that with the ice water. Game changer. Keep the butter pieces pea-sized, barely mix. Makes it so much easier to get those flaky layers without the leather texture.
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