How To Cut Butter into Flour

Step 1

Cut the butter into 1 tablespoon sized slices.

Step 2

Add the flour and cold butter to the bowl of a food processor.

Step 3

Pulse the mixture until you have a crumb like mixture.

Step 4

Proceed with your recipe as instructed.

Step 5

Cut the butter into 1 tablespoon sized slices.

Step 6

Add the flour and cold butter to a bowl.

Step 7

Use two knives and literally cut the butter into the flour until you have little tiny bits of butter.

Step 8

Proceed with your recipe as instructed.

Step 9

Cut the butter into 1 tablespoon sized slices.

Step 10

Add the flour and cold butter to the bowl of a food processor.

Step 11

Use a pastry blender which ultimately works pretty similar to the knife method but is easier.

Step 12

Proceed with your recipe as instructed.

Step 13

Freeze the butter you plan to use in the recipe.

Step 14

Then, grate the butter using a box cheese grater.

Step 15

After you have grated all of the butter you plan to use, mix the cold, grated butter into the flour mixture.

Step 16

After you’ve mixed it all up, stick the bowl of the flour and butter mixture in the freezer for a few minutes to get the butter really, really cold again.

Step 17

Finally, proceed with the rest of the recipe according to the instructions.