Hello my loves,

I’m not kidding when I say that everyone is obsessed with this pie. It has such wonderful spices and is so much better than the basic pumpkin pie recipe on the can. It really is the best pumpkin pie!

I use a traditional, all butter pie crust recipe for mine. And yes, I promise you that you can make a homemade pie crust. Don’t be intimidated by it! It’s 5 ingredients and so, so easy. If you really don’t have the time, no worries. Just buy one from the store. But I assure you, nothing beats a homemade pie crust. Especially when it’s so buttery and flaky.

Pie Crust

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Pie Crust

Easy homemade pie crust that never disappoints!

Course: Dessert

Keyword: easy pie crust, homemade pie crust, pie crust

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 stick butter cut into cubes
3-4 tbsp ice water

Instructions

Directions:

Pulse the flour sugar and salt together in a food processor a few times to combine.
Add butter and pulse until it resembles a crumble.
Add 2 tablespoons ice water to start, and pulse. Add 1 tablespoon at a time as needed from there. Pulsing after each addition. I usually add 4 tablespoons and that cuts it. We want the dough to almost fully combine into one ball.
Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour. Can be left in overnight if necessary, until ready for use.
When time to roll out dough, keep the surface lightly floured and flip the crust after a couple rolls and be sure to sprinkle a little flour then too. This will keep it from sticking.

Okay, now for the pie filling….don’t be intimidated by the amount of ingredients. It has each individual spice rather than using the pre-mixed pumpkin pie spice. That’s what makes this pie so special and gives it such a grown up flavor. I promise you, it’s worth it. Also, just a friendly reminder to check the expiration dates on your spices! While it won’t make you sick if you use an expired spice, the flavor will not be a strong and potent. Therefore you can wind up with pie lacking that oomph. So be sure to use spices that are fresh!