Ingredients

Makes enough dough for 1 (9-inch) pie shell

　　1 cup flour

　　1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cut into pieces

　　1 teaspoon granulated sugar

　　Pinch salt

　　1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream

　　

Step 1

Combine the flour, butter, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse until the butter resembles small peas. Drizzle in the cream a little at a time, pulsing until the dough just comes together. Add more cream if needed.

　　

Step 2

(To make by hand, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles small peas, using a pastry cutter. Sprinkle with the cream and work the dough together using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.)

　　

Step 3

Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and gently pat it into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes.

　　From My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur by Romney Steele, © 2009 by Romney Steele; photography by Sara Remington. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC.