Sweet Pastry

• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature but still waxy
• Large pinch of salt
• ⅓ to ½ cup<

Place the butter, salt, sugar, egg, and flavoring in a food processor and process until smooth; add the flour through the funnel and process until a ball of dough forms, 15 to 30 seconds.

The dough will be very soft and cookielike. Place it on a sheet of clear plastic wrap. Stretch a second sheet of wrap over the dough and flatten it to a thickness of ⅓ to ½ inch in a round and regular