Graham Cracker Tart Crust

Info

30 minutes prep30 minutes cook
1 pie crust
Dessert
Pie

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Plastic wrap
  • 9–10" springform pan
  • Baking sheet
  • Aluminum foil
  • Pie weights (optional)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 sleeves graham crackers (about 14 crackers)
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 2–3 tbsp ice cold water

Directions

Dough

  1. Pulverize graham crackers in food processor to small bits — but not fine powder.
  2. Add flour, salt, and sugar to food processor. Pulse food processor a few times.
  3. Pulse butter into the mixture until a coarse meal is formed.
  4. Pulse ice cold water into mixture until a dough is formed.
  5. On a portion of plastic wrap, form the dough into a round disk. Wrap the disk up good, and pop it into the fridge until firm, about 15 minutes.
  6. In springform pan, press dough into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.

Baking

  1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
  2. Place springform pan on baking sheet, and poke the crust multiple times with a fork to prevent air bubbles.
  3. Line the crust with aluminum foil and press down to cover crust completely. Place pie weights over foil.
  4. Bake until the edges of the crust begin turning golden, about 20 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and pie weights, and continue baking until the crust is golden brown, about 10–15 minutes.
  6. Transfer to rack and let cool completely.

Filling

  1. Fill with your favorite pre-baked pie filling. Might I suggest a cheesecake recipe?

Notes

The crust is fully-cooked after the second bake. If you want to use a pie filling that needs to be baked, you should reduce the first bake time to 10–15 minutes (just enough time to harden the crust). Afterwards, you can add your filling and finish baking for at least 20 minutes.

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