Pastry Tart Shell

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 ½ 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 °C

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 °C 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