
Pastry Tart Shell
1h 55m
Come and learn how to make an easy pastry tart shell.
You can fill it with ganaches, pastry cream, jams, caramel sauces, or any other filling of your choice.
Add 225 g of all-purpose flour to a large bowl
Add 80 g of white sugar
Add 110 g of cold butter cut in cubes. Quickly mix by hand until you get a sandy texture
Whisk 1 egg and 2 tbsp of milk in a small bowl
Add to the flour mixture. Mix until the dough just starts to come together
Transfer to a clean work surface and knead it until you get a smooth dough. Form a disk
Cut the dough in half and form a ball with each half
Wrap the dough with cling film and refrigerate for 30m to chill
Cut a strip with parchment paper with the height and the length of a 20 cm diameter perforated ring mold
Grease the inside of the mold with melted butter
Place the strip of parchment paper along the inside of the mold
Dust your work surface with all-purpose flour. Place the dough on it and roll it out to an approximately ยฝ cm thick circle. Gently roll it onto the rolling pin
Place the ring mold on a metal tray and line it with the dough, pressing into the base. Trim the excess dough, leaving a 1 cm lip around the top
Preheat the oven to 160 ยฐC
Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30m to chill
Gently puncture the base of the tart shell with a fork
Cover the dough with crumpled parchment paper and fill with raw beans, rice, or coarse salt to add weight
Bake at 160 ยฐC for 20m until light brown. Carefully remove the parchment paper with the weight
Return to the oven and bake for 10m until golden brown and dry. Let it cool down
Scrape off the excess dough around the ring mold with a fine grater
Brush out the crumbs
Brush the baked tart shell with egg wash
Bake for 3m to cook the egg yolk. The pastry tart shell is ready
Yield 1 piece
All-Purpose Flour
225 gAll-Purpose Flour
to dustCold and Cubed Butter
110 gButter
to greaseWhite Sugar
80 gEgg
1Egg Yolk
To brushMilk
2 tbsp
Equipment
Perforated Ring Mold
Kitchen Scale
Parchment Paper
Grater
Pastry Brush
Rolling Pin