Sweet pastry


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

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For 3 kg 300 g, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 550 g 1 kg 100 g 2 kg 200 g 3 kg 300 g
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationStart to finish
13 min.13 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
Sweet pastry
Weigh 360 ml 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.
Sweet pastry
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 2 litres 574 ml flour, 666 mls butter cut into small pieces, 810 mls icing sugar and 21 mls fine (or table) salt.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Sweet pastry
Mix together on medium speed until it makes a grainy dough.

Stage 4
Sweet pastry
Stop as soon as it reaches this consistency.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Sweet pastry
Start the mixer again and pour in the egg in a thin stream.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Sweet pastry
Stop kneading as soon as the dough is evenly mixed.

Stage 7
Sweet pastry
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
14,288 Kcal or 59,821 Kj198 gr2,032 gr596 gr
714 %76 %192 %90 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
411 Kcal or 1,721 Kj6 gr58 gr17 gr
21 %2 %6 %3 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 3 kg 300 g : 9.98 €

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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

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