Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon sugar 

1 cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 

1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water 

Preparation

Place flour, salt, and sugar in a foodprocessor; pulse a few times to combine.Add butter; process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds.With machine running, add ice water a few tablespoons at a time through thefeed tube, just until dough holds together.Do not process more than 30 seconds.

Turn out dough onto a floured worksurface. Divide in half, and flatten toformdisks. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.