Buttermilk Dough for Fried Fruit Pies

This easy dough uses buttermilk, lard, and kosher salt to create a perfect base for fried fruit pies.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup lard
• 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pulse flour, lard, sugar, and salt in a food processor until you have flour-covered pea-sized pieces, about 15 quick pulses. Add buttermilk all at once and process until the wet dough almost comes together.

Step 2

Generously flour work surface and scrape dough out onto it. Turn dough over to coat. Gather and fold dough over on itself a couple of times, then pat into a soft 4x6-inch block.

Step 3

Crisscross 2 long pieces of plastic wrap to form an X and lightly dust with flour. Place dough in the center and wrap tightly. Smooth wrapped surface with rolling pin; flip and repeat. Chill at least 4 hours or preferably overnight, or slip into a zip-top plastic freezer bag and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before using.