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Pâte Sablée (Sweet Pastry Dough)

Source of Recipe


From "The Way to Cook" by Julia Child



List of Ingredients



• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  
• ¼ cup plain bleached cake flour
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• 4 ounces (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces
  
• 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
  
• 1 egg yolk
  
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  
• 1 Tbsp cold water (plus droplets more water, if needed)
  






Instructions



1. Measure the flours, salt and butter into the container of a food processor and process about a minute, until the butter is thoroughly blended. Add and process in the sugar, then the egg yolk, vanilla and water. Continue processing for several seconds, until the dough masses.
   
   
2. Turn the dough out onto your work surface, forming into a rough ball, then push out 2-tablespoon bits with the heel of your hand in 6-inch smears. Gather together into a cake, enclose in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cold and hard, at least 2 hours.
   
   For a 9- to 10-inch tart shell.