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Pastry Dough

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This recipe is used to prepare Herbed Goat Cheese Tart .

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes enough dough for a single-crust 9- to 10-inch pie or an 11-inch tart

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

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, butter, shortening, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse until incorporated. Add enough remaining ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork or pulsing to incorporate, to begin to form a dough.

    Step 2

    On a work surface smear dough in 3 or 4 forward motions with heel of hand to make dough easier to work with. Form dough into a ball and flatten to form a disk. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.