Basic Tart Dough
"This is my Basic Tart Dough recipe. The filling possibilities are endless. I use this recipe for Italian Almond Tart, mini tarts for mini pecan pies, strawberry cream tarts etc."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12 mini tarts
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons very cold water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, 1 stick cut into 1/4-inch cubes
directions
- In a small bowl, stir together the egg yolk, water and vanilla; set aside.
- To make the dough by hand, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together.
- To make the dough in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir together the flour, sugar and salt in the mixer bowl. Add the butter and beat on medium-low speed until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the egg mixture and beat just until the dough pulls together.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface, pat into a ball and flatten into a disk. Use the dough immediately, or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, about 30 minutes.
- To roll out the dough, on a lightly floured board, flatten the disk with 6 to 8 gentle taps of the rolling pin. Lift the dough and give it a quarter turn. Lightly dust the top of the dough or the rolling pin with flour as needed, then roll out until the dough is about 1/8 inch thick. Use a small, sharp knife to cut out a round or rounds 2 inches greater in diameter than your tart or larger tartlet pans. Use a small, sharp knife or a cookie cutter to cut out rounds 1/2 to 1 inch greater in diameter than your miniature tartlet pans. If using a rectangular tart pan, cut out a rectangle 2 inches larger on all sides than the pan. Makes enough dough for one 9 1/2-inch tart, six 4-inch tartlets, twelve 2-inch miniature tartlets or one 13 3/4-by-4 1/4-inch rectangular tart.
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Vseward Chef-V
United States
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