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Perfect Tart Shells
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Continental
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
40
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
45
minutes
minutes
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
3689
kcal
Author:
Neha Mathur
Making Perfect Tart Shells at home is quite easy and with the use of right technique and ingredients, it's a breeze to make.
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Ingredients
500
g
All purpose flour
20
g
Castor sugar
Use 1 teaspoon salt and mixed herbs if making savoury tarts instead of sugar
250
g
Unsalted butter
Chilled and cut into ½ inch cubes
3-4
tablespoon
Ice cold water
Instructions
Put the plastic blade in your food processor.
Add all purpose flour, sugar and butter to it.
Pulse together till butter is blended into the flour and the mixture is crumbly with some of the butter pieces the size of peas.
You can use a fork to blend the butter with the flour if you don't have a food processor.
Add ice cold water one tablespoon at a time and pulse just until the flour comes together.
Remove the flour on the work surface and bring it together and make a ball.
Do not over knead the dough.
Divide the dough into 2-3 equal portions.
Flatten it a little bit.
Cover the dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Remove the tart dough from the refrigerator and roll on a slightly floured surface to a thickness of 6-7 mm.
Roll it in the shape of your tart pan.
Very gently, lift the dough and cover the tart pan with it. ( Roll your dough over the rolling pin and unroll over the tart pan. )
Press gently to cover the tart pan nicely.
Remove the excess from the corners.
If the dough breaks from anywhere, just fill that space with the extra dough.
Fill the tart with with Pie Weights such as kidney beans or rice.
Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
Bake the tart shells for 30 minutes.
Once done, remove it from the oven and cool.
Gently remove the Pie Weights and use the shell as required.
Nutrition
Calories:
3689
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
401
g
|
Protein:
53
g
|
Fat:
207
g
|
Saturated Fat:
129
g
|
Cholesterol:
537
mg
|
Sodium:
37
mg
|
Potassium:
595
mg
|
Fiber:
13
g
|
Sugar:
21
g
|
Vitamin A:
6250
IU
|
Calcium:
135
mg
|
Iron:
23.2
mg