PATE BRISEE (FLAKY SWEET PASTRY DOUGH)

Pate Brisee (Flaky Sweet Pastry Dough) image

Provided by Patricia Wells

Categories dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield Four six-inch tartlettes

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/4 cups bleached all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
2 teaspoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

Place one cup of flour, the butter, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Process just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 seconds. Add the water and slowly pulse just until the pastry begins to hold together, about six to eight times. Do not let it form a ball. Turn the pastry out onto waxed paper and flatten the dough into a circle. If the dough is excessively sticky, sprinkle it with several tablespoons of flour. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 314, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 77 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram