There is something magical about French shortbread pastry crust. It is a wonderful base for all kinds of desserts and the perfect mixture of sweet, salty and crunchy. It is our favorite dough by far.
This recipe makes two tarts for six people each. This way you can make one for tonight and freeze the rest to take out the next time you are in the mood to make a homemade tart with your very own French shortbread pastry crust!
Shortbread is the base for so many of our favorite French pastries, such as these organic shortbread tarts from Panific Bakery and the best lemon meringue tart at Paris Baguette.
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Pâte sablée : homemade shortbread pastry crust
- Total Time: 4 hours 45 mins
- Yield: 500g (2 tarts for 6 people each) 1x
Description
French shortbread pastry crust : the perfect base for your next tart
Ingredients
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- 230g of wholewheat flour
- 140g of softened butter
- 1 egg and 1 egg yolk (set aside egg white to make meringue)
- 90g of powdered sugar
- 40g of powdered almonds
- 2 pinches of salt
- Zest of one lemon
- ½ vanilla pod
Instructions
- Mix the butter and powdered sugar in your Kitchenaid on slow speed, with the leaf attachment until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Add the lemon zest then the powdered almonds and continue to mix.
- Add the egg, the egg yolk and vanilla.
- Mix the flour and salt in a bowl.
- Add the flour and salt into the mixture and continue to mix until your dough looks like sand. Do not over mix.
- Put the dough in the fridge for 4 hours minimum (overnight is best).
- Divide the dough into 2 parts (you can keep 1 part in your freezer to make another tart later).
- Roll out the dough being careful to not roll it out too thinly (3mm).
- Put in your tart dish (or in pastry circle).
- Pick with a fork (to make small air holes).
- Cover with parchment paper (hold in place with dried red beans).
- Put in oven at 150°C for 30 minutes.
- Fill with the filling of your choice!
- Prep Time: 4 hours 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
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Patricia says
Yummy!
A Hedgehog in the Kitchen says
Thanks! It was yummy! 🙂