Basic Tart Dough

By AllisonClayman

Ingredients

• 1 egg yolk
• 2 Tbs. very cold water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 ⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 ⁄4 tsp. salt
• 8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into
• 1 ⁄4-inch cubes

Details

Adapted from williams-sonoma.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, stir together the egg yolk, water and vanilla; set aside.

To make the dough by hand, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together