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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 C. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 C. cake or pastry flour
- 1/4 C. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1/4 C. plus 1 T. ice water
Details
Servings 2
Preparation
Step 1
1. Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes. Put the butter into the refrigerator or freezer while you assemble the other ingredients.
2. Combine the flours, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off to combine. Take a few tablespoons of this mixture and sprinkle over the butter cubes. Toss gently with your fingers (this will keep the butter cubes separate without clumping together when you process it). Transfer the dusted butter cubes to the food processor bowl with the flour mixture. Pulse on and off until the butter is uniformly the size of peas.
3. With the motor running, pour the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Immediately turn off the motor. Pulse on and off a few times until the water is well distributed but long before the dough collects into a ball. You want to process the dough just long enough for it to stick together between your fingers when you test it. It will still seem sandy and not well combined.
4. Dump the contents of the bowl onto a piece of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Gather up the dough, gently pushing any stray bits into the dough mass. Form it into a round flat disk about 7 inches in diameter and 1 1/2 inches thick. Wrap well and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
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