Recipe: Classic Tart Dough
From the Kitchen of: Kathy Sidell
Ingredients:
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1/2 pound VERY cold unsalted butter
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2 cups unbleached flour
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1/4 cup superfine sugar
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water
Ingredients:
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Cut the COLD butter into 3/4 inch cubes.
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Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor using the steel blade. Pulse gently to combine.
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Add the butter pieces one at a time, coat each cube with flour. Pulse until the butter pieces are incorporated into the flour mixture but are still visible.
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Add the ice water while pulsing. Until the dough just comes together. (Do not add too much water)
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Roughly form the dough into an 8 inch ball.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
The A.R.T. Community Cookbook is a collection of pie recipes contributed by A.R.T. patrons, staff, and fans during the run of Waitress. Recipes collected as a part of the Waitress Lobby Experience and via Instagram.
Also check out Behind the Counter, an oral history project featuring photos and interviews from people working in diners and restaurants around Greater Boston.
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