Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Glorious American Food

By Christopher Idone

Published 1985

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Ingredients

Pastry

  • ¼ pound plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 cups all-purpose flou

Method

The crust

In a mixing bowl, cut the butter into the flour until it reaches the consistency of fine meal.

Sprinkle on the sugar and add the egg yolks and ice water.

Lightly blend together.

Form the dough into a ball, wrap in waxed paper, and chill for at least 20 minutes.

The filling