For Mürbeteig

Name: For Mürbeteig
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Yield: one 10-inch crust
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: ½ cup powdered sugar; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (protein 3 grams per ¼ cup), plus ¼ cup more for working the dough; Pinch of salt (about ⅛ teaspoon or less); ¼ cup unblanched almond meal; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold; 1 egg yolk

Preparation info

Yield:
one
10 inch crust

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

German Heritage Baking

By Heidrun Metzler

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

Ingredients for Mürbeteig

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (protein 3 grams per ¼ cup

Europe
Germany
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Directions for Mürbeteig

Prepare the crust: Set aside ¼ cup of the measured flour to use as needed while working the dough and pressing it into the form. Sift the remaining flour and powdered sugar onto a large marble or wooden board. Sift and distribute the almond meal over the flour. Form a well in the middle and sprinkle the salt