Food Processor Pâte Sablée

Name: Food Processor Pâte Sablée
Yield: Makes 1 x 26-28 cm tart shell or 6-8 individual tartlet shells
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 180 g cold unsalted butter, cut into 5mm dice; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 60 g pure icing sugar; 250 g plain flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes 1 x 26-28 cm tart shell or
6-8
individual tartlet shells

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

French

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2005

About

I find this pastry excellent for fruit tarts, especially Quince Frangipane Tart and it is simple to make. For ease of handling, it’s advisable to roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper.

Ingredients

1 egg
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
60 g

Oceania
Europe
France
Australia
Pastry
Vegetarian
Pie
Mediterranean

Method

In a small bowl, beat together the egg, vanilla and icing sugar.
Put the flour and salt into the food processor bowl and combine for a moment. Distribute the butter over the flour and pulse until barely combined.
Add the egg mixture and pulse again until just combined - don’t allow the pastry to form a ball.
Transfer to a lightly floured wor