5 from 3 votes
Basic Tart Dough Recipe
This dough is the perfect workhorse for all your tart and pie pastry needs. It's simple, straightforward, reliable, and delicious. It freezes well and bakes up even better.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings:
1
tart
Calories:
1986 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour 225 g plus extra for work surface
- 2 Tbsp white sugar organic for vegan-friendly
- ½ tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp butter chopped, cold
- 2 Tbsp shortening cold
- ¼ cup water 60 ml, ice
- 1½ cups dried beans 250 g, for blind-baking
Instructions
- Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a small bowl and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Put the flour mixture in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the butter and shortening and pulse about 10 times, or until the butter mixture is in the size of peas.
- Add the ice water 1 Tbsp at a time and process until the dough comes together. Transfer to a well-floured work surface and form into a disk. Wrap the disk in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- To freeze: Double wrap in plastic. Label with date, and transfer chilled disc into a zip-top freezer bag. Store in freezer until ready to use.
- To use: Roll and bake to recipe’s specifications. Recommended: Blind bake at 375° F for 10 minutes on full-size tart recipes, or at 375° F for 7 minutes for tartlet recipes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
1986kcal
(99%)
Carbohydrates
238g
(79%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
97g
(149%)
Saturated Fat
50g
(250%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
(71%)
Monounsaturated Fat
29g
(145%)
Trans Fat
6g
(300%)
Cholesterol
181mg
(60%)
Sodium
1770mg
(74%)
Potassium
1283mg
(27%)
Fiber
34g
(136%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
2099IU
(42%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
240mg
(24%)
Iron
15mg
(83%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 tart
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1986
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1986kcal | 99% |
| Carbohydrates | 238g | 79% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 97g | 149% |
| Saturated Fat | 50g | 250% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 29g | 145% |
| Trans Fat | 6g | 300% |
| Cholesterol | 181mg | 60% |
| Sodium | 1770mg | 74% |
| Potassium | 1283mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 34g | 136% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 2099IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 240mg | 24% |
| Iron | 15mg | 83% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.