ORANGE PASTRY

Orange Pastry image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 9-inch tart shell

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
6 tablespoons cold butter, in small pieces
1/3 cup cold fresh orange juice (approximately)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (see note).
Combine flour, sugar and grated orange peel in a bowl or, if using a food processor, in the work bowl of the food processor. Mix or process briefly to blend.
Add the butter and blend with a fork or pastry blender or process briefly until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Gradually add the orange juice, using just enough to form a dough that cleans the sides of the bowl. Roll dough out on a lightly floured board and fit it into a nine-inch tart pan.
Line the pastry with foil and weight with pastry weights. Bake 20 minutes. Remove the weights and foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer, until the pastry is golden. Allow to cool.