SHORTBREAD PIE CRUST

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Make and share this Shortbread Pie Crust recipe from Food.com.

Provided by pink cook

Categories Tarts

Time 2h45m

Yield 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

In a bowl, combine the butter and sugar and blend to make a paste.
Add the yolk and blend thoroughly. Add the flour and using your fingers, blend to make a crumbly dough, being careful not to overwork.
Pat firmly into a 9-inch pie pan and let rest in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator and prick the bottom of the crust with the tines of a fork. Place a sheet of parchment or foil in the pie tin and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
Bake the crust in a pre-heated 400ºF. oven for 10 minutes. Remove the pie weights and foil and bake for another 5 minutes or until light golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1529.7, Fat 86.7, SaturatedFat 52.9, Cholesterol 423.5, Sodium 22.2, Carbohydrate 169.9, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 50.5, Protein 19.7