The Best Homemade Pie Crust Recipe Ever

Step 1

Add the flour, butter, bacon fat, and sea salt to a food processor and pulse on high until the butter and bacon fat is about the size of rice, which takes about 20-25 pulses.

Step 2

Slowly drizzle in the water while pulsing until the dough forms a meal.

Step 3

Remove the dough and place it on a clean surface dusted with flour.

Step 4

Dust the top of the dough with flour and roll it out using a rolling pin until it’s about 1/8” to ¼” thick.

Step 5

Transfer the dough to a pie pan and form it to the pan.

Step 6

Leaving about a 1” lip around the outside of the pie pan, remove any excess dough.

Step 7

Fold the outside dough in and form it to make the top of the pie crust.

Step 8

Use the pie crust or store it for a later date.