Basic Tart Shell

Name: Basic Tart Shell
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 Tbsps cold butter, cut into pieces; 1 large egg yolk; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps sugar

Basic Tart Shell might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 163 calories, 2g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have butter, kosher salt, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Pulse first 3 ingredients in a food processor until blended.

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Food Processor

Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

Combine egg yolk and cream in a small bowl.

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Egg Yolk

Cream

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Bowl

Add mixture to food processor, and process until dough starts to come together.

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Dough

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Remove dough from processor, knead several times, and pat into a flattened disc. Wrap in plastic, and chill until ready to use. (Dough may be frozen up to 1 month and thawed overnight in refrigerator.)

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Dough

Wrap

Roll out chilled dough to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thickness, and fit into a 10-inch tart pan. Chill 20 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

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Tart Form

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Line chilled tart shell with parchment paper, and weight with rice, dry beans, or pie weights.

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Beans

Rice

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Baking Paper

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust just begins to turn golden brown.

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Crust

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Remove parchment and weights, and bake 7 minutes more or until bottom of shell turns light golden brown. If pastry bubbles up, prick gently with a fork.

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Remove from oven, and let cool completely.

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