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Sourdough pie crust

This recipe incorporates sourdough for a delicious pie crust, both sweet and savory.
Temps de préparation 15 minutes
Pour 2 balls of dough

Ingrédients

  • 260 g of flour
  • 230 g of cold butter
  • 100 g of sourdough starter active or leftover starter
  • 40 ml of cold water
  • 5 g of salt
  • 5 g of sugar optional

Instructions

  • Grate or cut the cold butter into small pieces.
    230 g of cold butter
  • In a food processor: add the flour, butter, salt, and sugar, then pulse roughly. You want to get small pea-sized pieces coated in flour.
    260 g of flour, 230 g of cold butter, 5 g of salt, 5 g of sugar
  • By hand, in a bowl: add the flour, butter, salt, and sugar. Mix with your fingers until you get small pea-sized pieces coated in flour.
  • Add the sourdough starter. Mix.
    100 g of sourdough starter
  • Add the water. Mix.
    40 ml of cold water
  • Divide the dough into two equal balls (use a scale). Flatten them into disks and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 3 days.
  • When ready to use: take the dough out of the refrigerator 15-20 minutes before rolling it out with a rolling pin.
For information purposes (approximation for one ball of dough): Calories: 2,880 kcal, Fat: 224 g (Saturated fat: 144 g, Polyunsaturated fat: 8 g, Monounsaturated fat: 56 g, Trans fat: 0 g), Cholesterol: 560 mg, Sodium: 1,360 mg, Potassium: 560 mg, Carbohydrates: 240 g (Fiber: 16 g, Sugars: 16 g (if sugar is added)), Protein: 32 g, Vitamin A: 3,200 IU, Vitamin C: 0 mg, Calcium: 160 mg, Iron: 16 mg.