Sweet Pastry

This sweet pastry is ideal for your tarts and flans try grating in a little orange zest or adding seeds from a vanilla pod for a more indulgent taste.


Sweet Pastry

280g diced unsalted butter
70g Icing Sugar
2 Large egg Yolks
350g Plain Flour

Method

1. Place the butter and icing sugar into a food processor.
2. Mix on Pulse setting until the icing sugar is no longer visible, scrape down the sides with a spatula regularly.
3. Add the egg yolk and blend in.
4. Add half the flour and mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
5. Stop the machine and add the remaining flour.
6. Mix until the paste forms a ball.
7. Scrape all the pastry from the mixer and form into a neat ball, wrap in Clingfilm and chill (30 minutes at least), this will allow the pastry to rest and firm up prior to use.

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