Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon sugar 

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

Preparation

Place flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor; pulse to combine. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.

With machine running, slowly add between 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup ice water through feed tube, until pastry just holds together.

Turn dough out onto plastic wrap; divide in half. Pat each half into a rectangle; wrap separately. Chill at least 1 hour before using.