Easy homemade dough recipe for savory pies and tarts
Ingredients
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- 325 gr. flour ,
- 175 gr. butter (in samlll pieces) ,
- 1 egg ,
- 30 gr. cold water ,
- 3 gr. salt ,
- 3 gr. sugar
Instructions
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- Mix flour, butter, salt and sugar in the mixer. ,
- Add egg and water until you have a homogeneous mixture. ,
- Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in fridge before you can use it. ,
- You may save it in the freezer up to three months. ,
- Place dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll out with a rolling pin, starting from the center of dough and press in all directions, until a round, uniform and 1/2 cm. thick pastry sheet takes form (it must be bigger than the tart case). ,
- Alternatively we can do it with our fingers in the tart case. ,
- Spread dough into tart case, making sure it touches on all sides. ,
- Cut the dough extending over the tart pan sides. ,
- At this point we can place dough in the freezer for a few hours.
How to pre-bake the dough
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- Cover dough's surface with baking paper and place over lots of beans so it won't expand. ,
- Bake at 170ºC for 15 minutes, remove the beans and bake for 10 more minutes.
Tips
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- Be careful not to over-knead the dough, so it can be light and crispy. ,
- Knead dough to the right thickness of about 1/2 cm. to make it crispy. ,
- After putting dough in the tart case you can put it in the freezer for a few hours to achieve the right baking
Tart dough left over for the next time
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- Make it in ball shape and keep it in the freezer up to three months. ,
- Roll dough, cut it in different shapes and bake it like cookies. ,
- Finally, you can prepare the dough, put it in the tart case, cover it with cling film and put it in the freezer. Bake the tart for extra 10 minutes.
