Ingredients
2 1/2 cups einkorn flour
1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter cut into small cubes
1/4 teaspoon salt
4- 5 tablespoons ice water
Butter for greasing pie pan
A few tablespoon extra einkorn flour for dusting surface
Directions
Stir flour and salt together
Add butter into flour.
Take a pastry cutter and mix flour and butter until it forms pea size clumps.
Add one tablespoon of ice water.
Begin to mix by using your hand in a swirling and kneading motion.
Repeat until the dough comes together.
It will take 4 to 5 tablespoons depending on coldness of butter.
Trust the process! It may look like you will need more water, keep swirling and kneading, einkorn flour is very fine and absorbs water easily.
Lightly flour a clean countertop, take dough and shape into a ball
Cut the dough in half and shape into two discs
Wrap the discs with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
Once dough has firmed up, lightly flour surface and roll dough into a 1/4 inch thick and shape to fit into pie pan of choice.
Baking Instructions:
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees
Roll the dough out to fit pie pan of choice
Grease pie pan well with butter
Gently place the dough in pan and trim any excess on the edges.
Poke dough with fork to prevent rising
Place dough in preheated oven and bake for 5 minutes
Remove from oven and fill with your favorite pie filling
Place other rolled dough on top and crimp edges
Place back in oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown
