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    Tart Shell, Making Perfect


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    Marla

    List of Ingredients




    Tips for Making the Perfect Tart Shell

    Recipe





    Use a food processor to cut the butter into the dry ingredients. Pulse the mixture until it just resembles coarse bread crumbs
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    Always keep your pastry dough cold. If it begins to warm up while you are working with it, place it back in the refrigerator to chill.

    Pierce the crust all over with the tines of a fork (called "docking") to prevent the pastry crust from puffing up while it bakes. Chill the prepared shell before baking which will help prevent the crust from shrinking when it bakes. If baking the tart shell before adding the filling (called "blind baking"), line it with parchment paper and use pie weights or dried beans to help keep the shape of the tart shell while it bakes.


 

 

 


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