Step 1

Place flour, salt and sugar into a food processer and mix dry ingredients together.

Step 2

Dice butter into small squares and add to dry ingredient mixture. Pulse butter into flour until pea-sized butter bits are well distributed into the flour mixture.

Step 3

Add water, then buttermilk one Tablespoon at a time until dough forms and appears workable. Do not over blend.

Step 4

Divide dough in half. Roll out pie shell on a floured pastry board surface. Dust the top of the pie dough surface and quarter-fold. Place in a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Crimp the top edge.

Step 5

Place parchment paper over the crust and add enough dry beans to hold down the crust from forming air bubbles. Place in a 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 minutes to pre-bake shell for a pumpkin pie or use recipe for any other pies as well, sweet or savory.