Skip to main content

Basic Pie Dough

Lodge Cast Iron | August 29, 2017

Basic pie dough is worth the time it takes to make yourself. This recipe will fit a 10.25 inch cast iron skillet or a standard 9 inch pie dish.

Level
Beginner
Prep Time
1.5 hours
Cook Time
30 minutes
Serves
4-8
hands placing dough in cast iron skillet

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ pound unsalted butter, cold
  • ½-¾ cup ice water

Directions

  1. Place flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl and mix with a fork.
  2. Cut butter into ½-inch cubes and add to the flour. 
  3. Work butter into flour until no large chunks remain. This mix should be shaggy, not homogenous. 
  4. Make a hole in the center of the mixture and add ⅓ cup ice water. Gently fold it into the flour and butter. Add more as needed, one tablespoon at a time, just until the dough comes together.
  5. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Cut into two pieces, one larger than the other (eyeball ⅓ of the dough for the smaller piece). Shape the dough into discs, cover in plastic wrap, and let dough rest in the fridge for at least one hour before forming the pie. The dough will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days and in the freezer for 3 months.
  6. Remove the large disc from refrigerator. Using a rolling pin on a floured surface, roll dough moving from the center outwards, adding more flour as needed, until it is ⅛ inch thick. Transfer to pie dish or cast iron skillet and trim the edges so that 1-inch hangs over the edge of the pan.
  7. To make a lattice top, roll the smaller disc of dough into an oblong shape and cut it into six 1-inch strips. Add the filling to the pie, then lay the strips across the pie in a criss-cross pattern. Press the strips into the lower crust around the edges and trim any excess dough. Crimp the dough around the edges and bake according to the pie recipe.
Lodge Pan Logo
Lodge Pan Logo
Contributed By: Lodge Cast Iron

We hope you enjoy our stories and recipes! Follow us on InstagramFacebook, and Twitter, and tag your Instagram food photos with #lodgecastiron for a chance to be featured on our feed!

Complete Your Kitchen

We recommend these must-have products to help with this recipe.

Ratings background image.

How would you rate this recipe?

Thanks for rating

Recommended recipes you might like