Basic Tart Dough

Name: Basic Tart Dough
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 13 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon cold water; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
13 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Combine the flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest in a food processor.
2

Add the butter and pulse until only pea-size pieces remain.
3

Whisk together the egg yolk, water and vanilla.
4

Use the pulse button on the processor to incorporate the liquid ingredients quickly into the dry ingredients, until the dough begins to come together.
5

Using your hands or a rubberized spatula, gather the dough into a ball, flatten, wrap in plastic and chill for one hour before use.