{"id":157,"date":"2013-03-03T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/?p=157"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:06:07","slug":"cream-cheese-pie-crust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/cream-cheese-pie-crust\/","title":{"rendered":"Cream Cheese Pie Crust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Cream Cheese Pie Crust is a versatile and foolproof recipe that consistently delivers a perfectly tender and flaky pastry. Made with a blend of butter and cream cheese, it\u2019s rich and flavourful and works beautifully for sweet pies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>This crust works well for a Pandowdy with simple ingredients and easy preparation. Just remember to keep everything cold and allow time for chilling to achieve the best results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1\u00bc cups flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00bd teaspoons sugar (omit if making a savoury pie)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4oz (113g) cold butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4oz (113g) cold cream cheese (I put it in the freezer for half an hour before using)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon cider vinegar (You won&#8217;t taste this; it helps keep the crust tender.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1-2 teaspoons cold (iced) water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cut the cream cheese and butter into large pieces and sprinkle into the flour mix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give the mixture 8-12 one-second pulses. The mixture should look like shaggy breadcrumbs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sprinkle the vinegar and some of the water over the dough. Process continuously until you see the dough starting to come together, about 3-5 seconds. It will still look crumbly with visible bits of butter and cream cheese. It should hold together when you pinch some in your hand. If it doesn&#8217;t, then add another teaspoon of water and process until it comes together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press dough into a flat 1-inch (2-3cm) disk or square roughly the shape (not size) of your pie dish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrap dough in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roll out your dough between sheets of cooking parchment until it is 3-6mm (\u215b-\u00bc inches) thick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carefully place pastry over pie, pinching any broken bits together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chill pie for 30-60 minutes before baking. This step is not essential but helps make a better crust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bake in a <a href=\"http:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/oven_temperatures\">moderately hot oven<\/a> for 40-60 minutes, depending on the filling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is a very easy recipe, but do allow for chilling time. As with most pastries, ingredients should be very cold, and worked with quickly to prevent your hands warming the pastry up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8512\/8519671445_f51c9c25ef.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,26],"tags":[86,79,78,83,87],"class_list":["post-157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baking","category-desserts","category-sweet-things","tag-butter","tag-cider-vinegar","tag-cream-cheese","tag-flour","tag-sugar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8512\/8519671445_f51c9c25ef.jpg?fit=373%2C499","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158,"url":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/pandowdy\/","url_meta":{"origin":157,"position":0},"title":"Pandowdy","author":"Brian","date":"3 March 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A pandowdy is a rustic, charming dessert that celebrates the juicy, flavorful fruit filling over a polished pastry. 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