Pastry Dough

5 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 stick (4 oz.) cold butter
  • 1 tsp. salt (less if salted butter is used)
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar (optional)
  • 1/4 c. ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine dry ingredients in food processor bowl.
  2. 2
    Cut butter in 2 or 3 pieces; process with cutting blade until mixed.
  3. 3
    With machine running, very slowly pour in the ice water through feed tube.
  4. 4
    A ball of dough will form in 20 to 50 seconds.
  5. 5
    If more dough is needed, repeat directions.
  6. 6
    Do not double recipe.
  7. 7
    Chill dough for 30 minutes before rolling out.

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