Basic Tart Shell
This is a fairly basic tart shell. I’ve had good luck using it with the orange glazed strawberry tart.
Basic Tart Pastry
This is a simple, buttery crust. It produces a crisp crust for tarts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter cold, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- Using a medium sized bowl, mix the flour and salt.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the mixture has the consistency of small peas.
- Using a small bowl, whisk the water and egg yolk together
- Add the water and egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix or blend until the dough can be pressed together and hold into a ball.
- Form the pastry into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least a half hour.
- Roll the dough our and press it into the pie pan.
- Bake according to your tart recipe or follow the baking directions below:
Baking
- Preheat your oven to 425 ºF.
- Prick the bottom with a fork.
- Bake unfilled for 10 or 12 minutes.