flakey cream cheese pie crust

Name: Flakey Cream Cheese Pie Crust
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 tablespoon(s) butter in pats; 1 1/3 cup(s) all purpose flour (in weight 6.5 ounces); 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/8 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 3 ounce(s) cream cheese in large cubes; 4 tablespoon(s) heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoon(s) vinegar

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Cathy Smith

Cooper now in Columbus Ga., TX

Updated on Jun 22, 2013

This is close to being a no fail pie crust.

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Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter in pats
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour (in weight 6.5 ounces)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
3 ounces cream cheese in large cubes
4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons vinegar

How To Make flakey cream cheese pie crust

Step 1

Mix flour, salt, and baking powder to blend. Cut in cream cheese till it is size of peas. Cut in butter till it is the size of butterbeans. Add vinegar and toss it around. Now add the cream starting with 2 tablespoons, then add the rest 1 tablespoon at a time. Press dough into a ball. Flatten into a disc and wrap, refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling.

Step 2

This comes together quite quickly in the food processor.
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