All-Butter Pie Dough
 
Makes 2 (9-inch) piecrusts
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups (313 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
  • 1 cup (227 grams) cold unsalted butter
  • 7 tablespoons (105 grams) ice-cold water
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) apple cider vinegar
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Place cold butter in bowl, and coat all sides with flour mixture. Using a bench knife, cut butter into ½-inch cubes. Work quickly to break up cubes with your hands until the cubes are all lightly coated in flour. Using a bench knife, cut each cube in half.
  2. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter with one hand while turning bowl with the other. It’s important to not only aim to hit the same spot at the bottom of the bowl with each movement, but to actually slice through butter every time. When the blender clogs up, carefully clean it out with your fingers, and use your hands to toss the ingredients up a bit. Blend and turn until the largest pieces resemble green peas in size and shape, and the rest of it feels and looks similar to store-bought Parmesan cheese from a can.
  3. In a small bowl, stir together 7 tablespoons (105 grams) water and vinegar. Add water mixture to flour mixture. Using a bench knife, scrape as much of the mixture as you can from one side of the bowl to the other until you can’t see liquid anymore. Using the tips of your fingers (and a whole lot of pressure), turn dough over, and press it back into itself a few times. With each effort, rotate the bowl, and try to scoop up as much of the dough as possible with the intention of quickly forming it into one cohesive mass. Incorporate any dry, floury bits that have congregated at the bottom of the bowl. Once the dough is fully formed, it’s time to stop!
  4. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://bakefromscratch.com/ginger-peach-biscuit-pie/