Foolproof Whole-Wheat Dough for Double-Crust Pie

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2018

Once you truly understand how pie dough works, incorporating the flavors and textures of whole-grain flour makes perfect, delicious sense.

SERVES Makes one 9-inch double crust

TIME 40 minutes, plus 2 hours chilling

Foolproof Whole-Wheat Dough for Double-Crust Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our goal was to create a whole-grain pie dough that baked up tender and flaky instead of delicate and crumbly—the typical issues with crusts made with even a portion of whole-grain flour. These problems stem from the fact that whole-grain f...

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