Cream Cheese Pie Dough

Adding cream cheese brings a new dimension to this easy pie dough recipe that's chilled at least 4 hours for best results.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 121 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup ice water
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed and frozen for 20 minutes
• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed and frozen for 20 minutes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pulse flour, butter, cream cheese, and salt in a food processor until you have flour-covered pea-sized pieces, about 15 quick pulses. Add water and process until all flour is dampened and dough clumps and almost comes together.

Step 2

Crisscross 2 long pieces of plastic wrap to form an X and lightly dust with flour. Dump 1/2 of the dough into the center and wrap, pressing dough into a 3x4-inch block. Smooth wrapped surface with a rolling pin; flip and repeat. Repeat with remaining dough and more wrap.

Step 3

Chill dough for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight, or slip into zip-top plastic freezer bags and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before using.