You can freeze it after rolling it out, too. Roll, then place it between sheets of parchment paper.
Slide that flat pancake into a freezer bag. It’s like a pie crust pancake for future you.
This trick saves 15 minutes of rolling on pie day. That’s 15 minutes for wine or napping.
A Fun Fact: Pastry Chefs Are Cheating
Pro bakers freeze dough all the time. They don’t tell you this at fancy bakeries.
Pie Crust In Freezer at Timothy Simpson blog
They make huge batches and freeze them. You are now a secret pastry chef. Congratulations.
Your freezer is basically a tiny French bakery. Who knew?