Flaky Tart Pastry
- Contributed by Peggy Smith
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MAKES ONE 13-INCH TART SHELL
Recipe: Flaky Tart Pastry
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Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- Large pinch of salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- About 2 1/2 tablespoons ice water
- In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of the water and pulse just until the pastry comes together; add more water if necessary. On a lightly floured surface, shape the pastry into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes
- From The Art of the Tart
- Published March 1998





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