CHOCOLATE PASTRY DOUGH

Chocolate Pastry Dough image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield Pastry for 8 individual tarts

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons sifted pastry flour
1/3 cup almond flour (see note)
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder (see note)
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
9 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Steps:

Combine the sugar, pastry flour, almond flour, cocoa, vanilla powder and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Stir in the egg until the dough just comes together. With floured hands, gather the dough into a ball, divide in two and form thick disks. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 223, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 108 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 1 gram