Sweet pastry
This sweet pastry is one of the basics of French pâtisserie, just like shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) and sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée). It is less rich in butter, so less "short" but crisper, it can be used in all tart recipes, or for any other pastry-based desserts.
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Last modified on: June 27th 2018
For 1 kg 100 g, you will need:
- 1
120 g egg - 2
550 g flour - 3
215 g butter - 4
270 g icing sugar - 5
5 g fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 1,160 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film.
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 13 min. | 13 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 550 g flour, 215 g butter cut into small pieces, 270 g icing sugar and 5 g fine (or table) salt.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Mix together on medium speed until it makes a grainy dough.
Stage 4
Stop as soon as it reaches this consistency.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Start the mixer again and pour in the egg in a thin stream.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stop kneading as soon as the dough is evenly mixed.
Stage 7
Weigh out the dough into pieces of 8 to 10 oz (250 to 300 grams), shape into balls, then into flat "cakes" and wrap these in plastic film.
Refrigerate until needed, or freeze.
Refrigerate until needed, or freeze.
Remarks
Sweet pastry can be used the day it is made. It just needs to rest in the fridge for 1 hour beforehand.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg 100 g : 3.33 €
Recipes that use this recipe: 3
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Source
Based on a recipe from the INBP (French professional bakery institute).More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little Christmas biscuits, French Family Cake, Sandwich bread, Cornmeal baps for Anne, Mouna, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make marzipan decorations, Gâteau Nantais, Little Christmas biscuits, Hazelnut and orange cake, X-Files cookies, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gingerbread, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Quail egg canapés, Cabbage julienne with ham, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Dipping bread with cheese, Tiramisu, Nanou's chocolate cake, Galette Charentaise, ... All |
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