Vodka Pie Crust

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Vodka Pie Dough
https://tasteerecipe.com/2016/10/06/vladimirs-vodka-pie-dough-recipe-terribly-terrific/2/

Vodka in this pie dough to make it extra flaky and tender. The booze cooks off and leaves no taste behind.


Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup lard or Crisco vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup vodka
3 to 4 tablespoons ice-cold water

Instructions

Pulse the flour, lard, sugar, salt and 4 tablespoons of the butter in a food processor until it has the consistency of a fine meal.

Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, and pulse until you have pea-sized pieces.

Sprinkle the vodka and water over the flour, and pulse until the dough just comes together.

Evenly divide the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap, and gently pat each into a round.

Wrap each round tightly and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour and up to overnight. (The dough can be frozen for up to 2 months.)