Tart Crust
This easy-to-follow tart crust recipe makes a perfectly buttery, sweet, and crisp base for your favorite fruit, custard, or chocolate fillings.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups flour ()
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter ((see notes))
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tsps heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar ((see notes))
- 3/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Mix the flour, powdered sugar and salt.
- 2
Slice the chilled butter and add it to the flour mixture using a pastry cutter. Blend till you have a dry, crumbly mixture.
- 3
Add the chilled cream and beaten egg yolk and continue to blend with the pastry cutter till the mixture becomes more moist. (see notes)
- 4
Shape the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill it for an hour.
- 5
After an hour, remove the dough and let it sit on the counter for 5-10 minutes so you can easily roll it out on a lightly floured surface. (see notes)
- 6
Transfer the rolled dough to your tart tin and cut off any excess dough with a knife. (see notes)
- 7
Bake as needed according to your recipe.