Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
Sweetcrust pastry is one of the basic pastry of French patisserie, used in many tart and cakes recipes, but it can also be rolled out and cut into biscuits, delicious with tea or coffee.
This recipe is given for those who have a mixer (Kenwood, KitchenAid or other), but it can also be done with your hands.
Please note that it's very important to make it several hours before using it, if possible the day before, as then it's much easier to work.
This recipe is given for those who have a mixer (Kenwood, KitchenAid or other), but it can also be done with your hands.
Please note that it's very important to make it several hours before using it, if possible the day before, as then it's much easier to work.
35 min.
Easy
1 kg 220 g
6 IngredientsLast modified on: July 1st 2019
For 1 kg 220 g, you will need:
- 1
500 g plain white flour (French Type 45) - 2
350 g butter - 3
2 eggs - 4
110 g caster sugar - 5
5 g fine (or table) salt - 6
125 g ground almonds (optional) - Total weight: 1,065 grams
Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 500 g plain white flour (French Type 45), 350 g butter, 2 eggs, 110 g caster sugar, 125 g ground almonds and 5 g fine (or table) salt in the mixer bowl.
Stage 2
Start to knead on low speed.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
After a few minutes the pastry will form. Stop the mixer as soon as possible to get an easy to work dough.
There is no problem if there are still some small pieces of butter not completely mixed in.
There is no problem if there are still some small pieces of butter not completely mixed in.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Finish mixing the dough with a maryse.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Put a sheet of plastic film on your weighing-scales, and weigh out about 320 g dough.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Form it into a ball.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Then flatten the ball into a cake. This will help when you come to out roll it out.
Note that the more flatter it is at this stage, easier it will be later.
Note that the more flatter it is at this stage, easier it will be later.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Wrap the pastry in the plastic film, and write on top what it is.
Stage 9
Repeat the operation until the end of dough, and put any pastry which you do not intend use within the next few days in the freezer.
Remarks
Look at this page to see how to to roll out pastry for a tart, and how to "bake blind".
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: After Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 90 RDI=30 % | 510 RDI=50 % | 380 RDI=60 % | 5,810 RDI=290 % | 24,340 RDI: 290 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=4 % | 40 RDI=5 % | 550 RDI=30 % | 2,290 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg 220 g : 3.60 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some other recipes using this recipeSee them all 44
Bounty-style tart for Alison
This Bounty-style tart combines, as you might expect, chocolate and coconut in a sweetcrust pastry case.
135 K 14 1 hour 35 min.
Apple-almond shortbread tart
A great pastry classic, with a shortbread base, almond cream and apple slices.
16 K
How to make a good pastry tart case
Lining a tin or mould with pastry to make a tart or pie seems simple enough: you roll out the pastry, put it in the tin and trim off any overhanging bits. It may not be rocket science, but if you want a tart with a perfect pastry case, it really helps to take care over a few details, which I will...
72 K 45 min.
How to make tart cases
It's not easy to make beautiful, even tart cases, but here I'll let you into the secret of how the professionals do it. You will see that there are a lot of little details that make all the difference. It's a bit technical, but don't worry, I'll guide you through the important points.
73 K 2 hours 30 min.
Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint
Thick slices of poached pears in a blind-baked sweetcrust pastry case, their centres filled with mint-flavoured confectioner's custard, and surrounded by a chocolate cream, set by baking briefly in the oven. The flavours of pears, chocolate and mint work perfectly together to create a truly...
39 K 2 hours
This recipe uses (among others)
Plain white flour (French Type 45)
Like these other recipes: Brioche dough, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), ... See them all 2
Butter
Like these other recipes: Crème de foie gras, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Lemon and grated apple tart, Rich hazelnut buttercream, ... See them all 470
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Cranachan, Like Bounty, Lime meringue tart, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , ... See them all 361
Fine (or table) salt
Like these other recipes: Sea bass with Indian spices, Chocolate mousse, Pâté de campagne, Quick stuffed courgettes, Cretan Bread, ... See them all 100
Other recipes you may also like
How to prepare a bain-marie
A bain-marie is the best way to cook or heat a preparation gently without risk of burning.July 5th 2013517 K5 7 min.
How to fry eggs well
You've probably heard the expression: "S/he can't even cook an egg," suggesting that the person referred is a hopeless cook. In reality, frying eggs well isn't as easy as it might appear. The two most frequent errors: the white develops a brown crust around the outside which is unpleasant in the...March 11th 2018508 K 14.6 20 min.
Gratin du Nord
This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.January 21th 201881 K5 1 hour 35 min.
Frozen cottage cheese with strawberries
Here is a refreshing and very quick recipe (if your fruit is already prepared). In just a few seconds you can enjoy a delicious frozen cream cheese and strawberry dessert, with no need for an ice-cream maker.April 24th 201967 K1 15 min.
Lime crémeux
This "crémeux" is a creamy mixture ideal for filling tarts, either on its own or as a bottom layer topped with fruit, for example.April 14th 202171 K1 50 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-06-01)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Follow this recipe (as 2 people already do)
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.
The 2 comments already posted on this recipe