Flaky Sweet Pastry (Pate Sucree)

Title:
Flaky Sweet Pastry (Pate Sucree)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Hot,
Tamales




Ingredients:





 1 1/4 c  Allpurpose flour


     7 tb Unsalted butter; chilled cut


          -into pieces


     2 ts Sugar


   1/8 ts Salt


     3 tb Ice water






 Place 1 cup of the flour, the butter, sugar and salt, into a food processor


 fitted with the metal blade. Process 10 seconds, until the mixture


 resembles coarse crumbs. Add the ice water and pulse 10 to 15 times, just


 until the mixture begins to come together (do not let it form a ball).


 Empty the dough out of the machine onto a floured work surface and gather


 together by pressing lightly. If the dough seems too sticky, gently


 incorporate more flour. Shape into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Wrap


 in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before proceeding with


 recipe. Yield: 1 10 to 12 inch tart or four individual tartlets Copyright,


 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved 11/11/96 show


 Recipe By     : TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6296


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #300


 


 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 17:37:01 -0600


 


 From: Pat Asher