Flaky Dough for Tartlets

Name: Flaky Dough for Tartlets
Yield: About 12 ounces dough, enough for about 24 small (2- to 2½-inch) pastries or 8 to 10 larger (3½- to 4-inch) pastries
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, cold; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Preparation info

About 12 ounces dough, enough for about
24
small (2- to 2½-inch) pastries

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

Use this dough for any small shells baked empty, whether they will be filled with sweet or savory mixtures. It is my favorite for small hors d’oeuvre pastries.

Ingredients

1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon

Americas
United States
Starter
Pastry
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

To form the dough by hand, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl and stir well to combine. Cut the butter into 1-tablespoon pieces and add to the dry ingredients. Toss once or twice to coat the pieces of butter. Use your hands or a pastry blender to rub the butter into the dry ingredients. Break it into tiny pieces and keep pinching and sq