Pate Brisee

5 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
  • 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large bowl blend the flour, butter, vegetable shortening, and salt until the mixture resembles meal.
  2. 2
    Add 2 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, adding more ice water if necessary to form a dough, and form the dough into a ball.
  3. 3
    Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.

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