Ingredients

makes enough for one 15-by-10-inch pie

　　3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

　　2 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt

　　1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

　　3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces

　　1/2 cup ice water, plus more if needed

　　

Step 1

Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse for a few seconds to combine. Add the butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 seconds.

　　

Step 2

With machine running, pour the ice water through the feed tube in a slow, steady stream, until the dough just holds together when squeezed. If needed, add more ice water 1 tablespoon at a time. Do not process for more than 30 seconds.

　　

Step 3

Turn out the dough onto a clean work surface. Divide into two pieces, one slightly larger than the other. Form into flattened rectangles. Wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.

　　Reprinted with permission from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart. © 2005 Clarkson Potter