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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.

55 K 3.5/5 (2 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

3.10 €

525 g

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 27^th 2018

For 525 g, you will need:

1 ¹⁄₃ cup Egg ( How to... )
2 1 ²⁄₃ cup flour
3 ½ cup butter
4 ²⁄₃ cup icing sugar
5 1 teaspoon fine (or table) salt

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Weigh ¹⁄₃ cup Egg, then whisk briefly until liquid.

Note: once liquid, it is easier to adjust the weight more precisely if necessary. Use up any egg left over for glazing.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Put into a food-mixer bowl: 1 ²⁄₃ cup flour, ½ cup butter cut into small pieces, ²⁄₃ cup icing sugar and 1 teaspoon 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.

Remarks

Sweet pastry can be used the day it is made. It just needs to rest in the fridge for 1 hour beforehand.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film.

Source: Based on a recipe from the INBP (French professional bakery institute).

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	30 RDI=10 %	310 RDI=30 %	90 RDI=10 %	2,200 RDI=110 %	9,210 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=2 %	60 RDI=5 %	20 RDI=3 %	410 RDI=20 %	1,710 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 525 g : 1.60 €

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