Chocolate Pastry Dough

Name: Chocolate Pastry Dough
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar; 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons sifted pastry flour; 13 cup almond flour (see note); 2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder (see note); 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 9 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter; 1 large egg, lightly beaten

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons sifted pastry flour
13 cup almond flour (see note)
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder (see note)
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
9 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions

1

Combine the sugar, pastry flour, almond flour, cocoa, vanilla powder and salt.
2

Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
3

Stir in the egg until the dough just comes together.
4

With floured hands, gather the dough into a ball, divide in two and form thick disks.
5

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.