The Quick Pinch Test To Check If Your Pie Dough Needs More Water - Chowhound

Candice Bell/Shutterstock While preparing the dough to make the crust for a recipe like Ree Drummond's perfect pecan pie, you're about to start adding ice water to bring everything together, but you hesitate. The recipe might call for several tablespoons of ice water, but how will you know where to stop? Your pause is wasting valuable time and it won't be long before the butter in your mixture begins to melt.…