Name: Extra-Flaky Pastry Dough
Yield: Makes enough for 1 galette
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp. sugar; 3/4 tsp. kosher salt; 1 1/3 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for surface; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter

Prepared pie dough being moved with a bench scraper onto plastic wrap.

Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou

Our be-all end-all recipe, this all-butter crust works with nearly any fruit that’s in season (or arm’s reach). Use it for berries in the spring, stone fruit in the summer, and apples and pears when the weather turns cool.

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