Cream Cheese Pie Crust
Get ready to elevate your pie game with this irresistibly rich and flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust! Made with a delightful blend of butter and tangy cream cheese, this dough comes together quickly to create a tender, flavorful base that pairs beautifully with both sweet and savory fillings. The addition of a touch of sugar enhances its versatility, while a short chilling period ensures easy handling and a perfectly crisp texture once baked. Whether you’re preparing a classic fruit pie, a creamy quiche, or a decadent tart, this recipe is your go-to foundation for showstopping pies. Plus, with just six simple ingredients and minimal prep time, achieving bakery-quality results at home has never been easier.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups Unsalted butter
- 4 ounces Cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- 0.25 teaspoons Salt
- 2 tablespoons Cold water
Instructions
Cut the unsalted butter and cream cheese into small cubes, then chill them in the fridge for 15 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and salt.
Add the chilled butter and cream cheese to the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or your fingertips to blend until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces of butter and cream cheese.
Drizzle the cold water over the mixture, one tablespoon at a time, stirring gently with a fork after each addition until the dough just comes together. Be careful not to overwork it.
Form the dough into a disk, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days) to allow the gluten to relax.
When ready to use, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to your desired thickness for a pie crust.
Proceed with your pie recipe as directed, whether baking the crust blind (pre-baking) or filling it directly.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
852 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 87.0 g | 112% | |
| Saturated Fat | 50.9 g | 254% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.7 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 238 mg | 80% | |
| Sodium | 955 mg | 42% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 18.8 g | 7% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.0 g | 0% | |
| Total Sugars | 16.8 g | ||
| Protein | 7.4 g | 15% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 123 mg | 9% | |
| Iron | 0.1 mg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 162 mg | 3% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
