French Tart Pastry

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour and salt into a bowl. add the butter, rub into the flour until mixtureresembles fine bread crumbs.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix the egg yolk, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons ice water. add to the flour mixture. with a fork, toss gently to mix and moisten.
• 3 press the dough into a rough ball. if it is too dry, add 1 tablespoon water. turn onto the work surface or a pastry board.
• 4 with the heel of your hand, push small portions of dough away from you, smearing them on the surface.
• 5 continue moxing the dough in this way until it feels pliable and can be peeled off the surface easily.
• 6 press the dough into a smooth ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.