Buttercrust Pastry Dough
Ingredients
for about 1 pound pie dough (enough for 1 large pie or 4 turnovers):
2
cups flour (measure carefully, do not pack!)
1/2
cup unsalted butter (4 oz)
1
tbsp sugar
1
tsp salt
6
tbsp ice water
Add
1 cup of the flour, butter and short pulse for a minute. Add sugar
and salt and ice water … longer pulses. Turn out onto a mat and
gently bring to a ball and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Apple Hand Pies
For
4 Apple Hand Pies:
about
1 pound pie dough, divided into 4
egg
wash (1 egg beaten with 2 tsp milk)
granulated
sugar as needed
For
the apple filling:
2
tbsp butter, browned
2
or 3 green apples
1/4
tsp salt
1/4
cup white sugar
2
tbsp brown sugar
1
1/2 tsp cinnamon, or to taste
1 or 2 tsp of water if needed
1 or 2 tsp of water if needed
