Sweet Tart Pastry

Name: Sweet Tart Pastry
Yield: Makes enough pastry for two 9½-inch single-crust tarts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole egg or 2 yolks; 1 whole egg or 2 yolks; ¼ cup sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2⅔ cups (11 ounces) all-purpose or pastry flour; Grated zest of 1 lemon (optional); ⅛ teaspoon salt; 2⅔ cups (11 ounces) all-purpose or pastry flour; 8 ounces (2 sticks) sweet butter, cold and firm, but not hard

Preparation info

Makes enough pastry for
two
9½ inch single-crust tarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

1 whole egg or 2 yolks
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Americas
United States
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

In a bowl, mix the egg, vanilla, sugar, and lemon zest with a fork; set aside.
To Make the Pastry in a Food Processor: Combine flour and salt in food processor fitted with a metal blade. Process for a second or two just to distribute salt. Cut butter into small pieces. Add to processor and pulse on and off until butter and flour resemble coarse meal. Dri