Mix the flour, sugar and salt together in a food processor or by hand.
Add the lemon zest and butter and whizz, or rub together with your hands, until the mixture looks crumbly.
Add the egg yolk and mix in, then the water, 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough sticks together. It should be a little crumbly and not sticky.
Put the dough in plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes, and up to 3 days.
When you want to use the dough, take it out of the fridge (of course!). Roll it out on the bench to the size of your dish. Don't forget to grease the pie dish with butter before putting the dough in it. Try to roll out the dough as thinly as possible to get a nice crispy crust. Blind bake (that means put some foil on top of the dough and some rice on top of the foil) for about 15 -20 minutes at 180ºC (350ºF) until the dough is golden-brown. You may have to take the foil and rice off for the last 5 minutes to let all the crust brown well.