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Shortbread Crust
Easy shortbread crust melts in your mouth. It's like the best shortbread cookie, in pie or tart form. Choose your filling!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 12 servings (1 9-inch tart crust)
Calories: 109 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white whole wheat flour or additional all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Coat a 9-inch round tart pan with a removable bottom with nonstick spray.
- In a bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl with a rubber spatula (or wooden spoon), combine all the crust ingredients: the butter, all-purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, water, and lemon zest (if using). Mix until a somewhat dry looking cookie-dough-like mixture forms; when pressed together with your fingers, it should hold together. Press evenly along the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan. Trim off any excess dough that overhangs the pan. Prick the dough all over with the tines of a fork.
- Freeze the crust for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden. Let cool completely, then use as desired.
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Notes
- TO STORE: Shortbread pie crust can be stored at room temperature. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap to ensure it does not dry out.
- TO FREEZE: You can freeze shortbread dough before baking it or after baking it. Tightly wrap and keep in freezer for up to 3 months. Before using, let thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings (1 9-inch tart crust)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.