Best Mean Chefs Sweet Tart Dough Recipes

EASY PATE SUCREE

Easy Pate Sucree image

Use this pate sucree with our Heirloom-Squash Tartlets or, with a citrus variation, with our Mini Cranberry Meringue Pies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes enough for 12 mini pies or 6 tartlets

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons ice water, plus more if needed

Steps:

Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds. Add yolk; pulse. With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube; process until dough just holds together (no longer than 30 seconds). Shape into a disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to 2 days)

MEAN CHEF'S SWEET TART DOUGH

Mean Chef's Sweet Tart Dough image

This was originally posted by Mean Chef. I have made this tart dough many times and swear by it for any sweet tart invention. Mean Chef was/is a true cooking inspiration for me. Source: "Desserts."

Provided by spatchcock

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 2 9inch tart shells

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
8 ounces unsalted butter, cold
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Process dry ingredients in cuisinart.
Cube butter and add.
Pulse until cornmeal consistency.
Add cream and egg yolk.
Process until dough just comes together.
You may need to add a touch more cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1784.2, Fat 108.7, SaturatedFat 66.8, Cholesterol 473.4, Sodium 34.6, Carbohydrate 182.6, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 50.6, Protein 21.8