Place the Large Slicer Shredder on the mixer with the shredding disc. The large holes should be facing up.

Make sure the butter is very cold and firm. Place butter in the chute and turn on mixer to speed 1. Gradually increase to speed 4 as you gently push the butter down with the pusher. Do not press hard; allow the machine to do the work. Repeat until all butter is shredded. Remove the Slicer Shredder attachment and set aside. Attach the wire whips to the center column, then add the flour, salt, and sugar.

Pulse the mixer briefly a few times until the flour is mixed with the butter. Don't overmix. You should be able to see large pieces of butter coated with flour.

Add about half the cold water and pulse the mixer a few times to combine. Continue adding water and pulsing, just until the dough begins to come together but is still very lumpy. Use the pulse switch only; do not mix the dough by turning it on full speed. (The wire whips are only designed for very light or pourable mixtures. They could bend when turning through a large mass of dough.)

Carefully scrape the dough out of the bowl. Our Easy Scraper fits the exact contour of the Bosch bowl to make cleanup fast and easy!  

Gently pat the dough into a disc. Divide the dough as needed (our recipe makes one double-crust pie) and seal it in plastic wrap or foil. Allow it to chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling out.

2. Slicer Shredder Attachment (Item #MUZ6TS5)

The process is nearly identical for this attachment, but the mixing step can either be completed in the slicer-shredder bowl, or in the Bosch mixing bowl.

Place cold butter in the chute and turn on mixer to speed 1. Gradually increase to speed 4 as you gently push the butter down with the pusher. Do not press hard; allow the machine to do the work. Repeat until all butter is shredded.

 

To mix the dough, you can either scrape the butter into the Bosch mixing bowl and proceed as for the Large Slicer Shredder, or you can purchase one of two accessories for the Slicer Shredder: the Mini Dough Hook or the Whisk Assembly. For this example we will show the Mini Dough Hook.

Attach the Mini Dough Hook to the drive shaft, then add the flour, salt, and sugar. Pulse the mixer briefly a few times until the flour is mixed with the butter. Don't overmix. You should be able to see large pieces of butter coated with flour. Add water and pulse a few times, just until the dough begins to come together but is still very lumpy. Use the pulse switch only; do not mix the dough by turning it on full speed.

Carefully scrape out the dough and gently pat it together into a disc shape. Divide as needed, seal in plastic, and let chill at least 30 minutes before rolling.

3. Food Processor Attachment (Item #MUZ6MM3)

The simplest way to use the food processor for dough is with the S-blade, because you can use it from start to finish without switching to a different accessory.  However, you could also use the shredding disc, as in the examples above.

 

Cut the cold butter into cubes with a knife. Place the cubed butter, flour, salt, and sugar in the food processor. Attach the lid and lock it securely before placing it on the mixer.  (See tips for attaching the food processor.)

Once the processor is attached, turn to speed 1 and mix for 10-20 seconds, until you can no longer see large pieces of butter moving around. Remove the Food Processor and open the lid. There should be pea-sized pieces of butter coated in flour.

Replace the lid and put the processor back on the mixer. Pour about half the water into the chute as you pulse the mixer several times. Continue drizzling water and pulsing the mixer, just until the dough begins to come together but is still lumpy. Be careful not to overmix.

Remove the processor and turn it upside down on the counter. Carefully remove the blade. The dough should still be a little crumbly.

Gently pat the dough together, wrap, and chill.

 Voila!  Perfect Pastry for those perfect holiday pies!