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 show you here.
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 show you here.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: July 14th 2019
For 1 tart, you will need:
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350 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - Total weight: 350 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 12 min. | 30 min. | 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Start by rolling out the pastry – 350 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) here – which should be really cold. You might find these tips helpful.
Roll the pastry out to the diameter of your tin + the height of the sides.
Roll the pastry out to the diameter of your tin + the height of the sides.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Sit the tin your mould on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet. Ease the rolled-out pastry down into the tin. Use your fingers to press the pastry gently into contact with the sides, leaving any excess pastry overhanging the edge..
Stage 3 - 30 min.
It is most important to make sure that the pastry sit well into the corner where the base meets the sides (shown by the arrows on this diagram). There should not be any space left behind it.
Put the tin on its baking sheet into the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Put the tin on its baking sheet into the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Stage 4
After refrigerating, take the tin out of the fridge and sit it on the work top.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Use a knife to trim off any excess pastry...
Stage 6
...all around the edge.
Stage 7
Your pastry case is now ready to be filled.
Stage 8
You can prick over the base if necessary (depending on the filling and pastry you are using).
Remarks
French pastry chefs have a whole arcane vocabulary of their own. There is no need for amateurs to know these terms and they often have no real equivalents in English, but if you'd like to broaden your chef's vocabulary, you can look them up on the following pages (just click on the little flag top right to see the original French version: the rolled-out pastry ("abaisse" in French), and the process of lining with pastry ("foncer" in French).
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,708 Kcal or 7,151 Kj | 25 gr | 151 gr | 112 gr |
| 85 % | 9 % | 14 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 488 Kcal or 2,043 Kj | 7 gr | 43 gr | 32 gr |
| 24 % | 3 % | 4 % | 5 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,708 Kcal or 7,151 Kj | 25 gr | 151 gr | 112 gr |
| 85 % | 9 % | 14 % | 17 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 tart : 1.79 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little lime tarts, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Crust for tea, How to roll out pastry for a tart, How to bake blind , ... All |
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