Pate Brisee

By ctozzi

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Salt
• 2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/3 to 2/3 cup ice water

Preparation

Step 1

Pulse flour, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds. Drizzle 1/3 cup ice water evenly over mixture. Pulse until mixture holds together when pressed between 2 fingers (dough should not be wet or sticky). If dough is too dry, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse.

Shape dough into 2 disks, and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.