Pâte Sucrée

Name: Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Tart Dough)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes pastry for two 8- to 9-inch tarts
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 grams (1 pound, 1½ ounces) cake flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 250 grams (8¾ ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 125 grams (4½ ounces) confectioners’ sugar

Sweet Tart Dough

Preparation info

Makes pastry for
two
8- to 9 inch tarts

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts

By French Culinary Institute

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

250 grams (8¾ ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
125 grams (4½</

Europe
France
Pastry
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Prepare your mise en place.

Place the butter in the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the sugar and beat on low to just combine. Raise the speed to medium-high and beat until the mixture is light and creamy.