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1 To freeze butter, wrap tightly in heavy-duty aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place inside a heavy-duty freezer bag. Frozen  salted butter will generally keep longer (up to 9 months for best quality) than unsalted butter (5-6 months for best quality).
Place the butter in freezer for 20 minutes. In a food processor add the flour, salt and sugar and pulse a couple times. Add the butter to the food processor and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles peas. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time and continue pulsing.