Pastry Dough (recipe)
Medium
🥗 VegetarianTotal Time
1 hour
Servings
1 pie crust
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
2¾ cups (350 g) flour
2
1⅛ cups (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons / 260 g) butter (see notes, below)
3
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (220 g) confectioner's sugar
4
2 eggs
5
1 egg yolk
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
With an electric stand mixer or hand-held mixer, mix flour, butter, and sugar until the mixture has the consistency of small peas.
2
With the machine on low speed, add eggs and yolk, and mix just until well-incorporated, about 25 seconds.
25 seconds
3
Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling out.
30 minutes
Notes
- •European-style butter, which has a higher fat content than American butter, is recommended.