@eirene_belle: The secret to the best flaky, tender and delicious pie crust comes down to one simple step: coating a portion of the flour with cold butter before adding in the rest of the flour. This is the key to getting a perfectly light and flaky crust every time. Key Ingredients • Flour: I use all-purpose flour in this pie crust recipe and get consistently great results. • Cold Butter: You want to use very cold butter when making pie crust. • Salt: Use salt, even when making pie crust for sweet pies. It makes the crust taste amazing. • Sugar: Is optional, but if I’m making sweet pies or even a quiche, I use it. We only add a tablespoon, which doesn’t really make the crust taste sweet, its more for balancing the flavor of the flour and butter. • Cold water: Use icy cold water when you make pie crust.