Sweet Tart Dough
A quick, easy-to-roll sweet tart dough with a crisp, sweet flavor, suitable for a 10–11 inch tart pan or 9 inch pie plate.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off)
1- cups
sugar
. cup
baking powder
1 teaspoon
salt
- teaspoon
cold unsalted butter (cut into 8 pieces)
6 tablespoons (¾ stick)
large egg
1
large egg yolk
1
water
1 tablespoon
Instructions
1
Step 1
Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse a few times to combine.
2
Step 2
Add the butter and pulse repeatedly until the butter is fully incorporated into the dry ingredients—no visible butter pieces should remain.
3
Step 3
Add the whole egg, egg yolk, and water. Pulse repeatedly until the dough comes together.
4
Step 4
Turn the processor bowl upside down over a floured work surface to release the dough. Carefully remove the blade and transfer any dough clinging to it to the work surface. Shape the dough into a disk about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
