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Wheat-Flavored Crust

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes one 9-inch crust Servings

Ingredients

1

1/4 cups all purpose flour

1

/4 cup whole wheat flour

1

tablespoon sugar

1

/2 teaspoon salt

1

/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1

large egg yolk

3

tablespoons (or more) ice water

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Preparation

  1. Blend first 4 ingredients in processor. Add chilled butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk egg yolk and 3 tablespoons ice water in small bowl to blend. Add egg yolk mixture to processor and blend until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten dough into disk. Wrap dough in plastic and chill 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.