How to make a pie crust from scratch?

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter (120 gr)
• 2/3 cup icing sugar (80 gr)
• 1 oz powdered almonds (25 gr)
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups flour (200 gr)

Materials

• Rolling pin

Preparation

• In a bowl, put the softened butter, the icing sugar, the vanilla sugar, the salt and the powdered almonds, and combine to get a creamy and smooth mix.
• Then, add the egg and mix well. The mix should be lumpy.
  
• Add the flour, and mix using your hands to form a ball. Caution, don't knead more than necessary, you just have to get a smooth dough.
• Wrap the dough in some plastic foil and flatten it a little. Put in the fridge for 1 hour (if you put it as a ball, it will take longer to chill).
  
• Quickly knead the dough to loosen it, then put it on a floured table.
  Roll it out.
• Roll you pastry around the pin, then unroll it on the pie pan, previously greased. Press on the edges to make it stick.
  
• Use your rolling pin to cut the surplus of dough, then put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Take the pan out of the fridge, then sting the bottom with a fork. If your pie has to bake with the ingredients (like an apple pie), put them in it. If you only need to bake the crust, (like a strawberry tart), bake 20 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
  
• There you are, your pie crust is ready!

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