Basic Rich Tart Dough

Reviews

2 reviews, average rating 4.0 / 5

Sort: Date ↕ Rating ↕ Difficulty ↕ Cooked ↓

southerncooker

15 years ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5

1 found this helpful Sign in to mark helpful

I have never been that great at pastry dough. Maybe it's the fact I've never made it that many times. I had problems with the dough sticking to the plastic when I rolled it out. Then also had some problems getting it to press into the tart pan. I like the idea of putting in the freezer before adding the filling and the ease of only two ingredients -- flour and butter. I'll be trying this one again with other fillings.

Report

Queezle_Sister

15 years ago

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5

0 found this helpful Sign in to mark helpful

This tart dough went together easily, but it was not so easy to roll out. I really liked working the butter in with my fingers. In the past, I've made pie dough using a pastry cutter or two knives - but I liked this better.
I have a picky complaint. The instructions clearly say to cut the butter lengthwise, and they refer you to a picture on page 482. But if you look at the picture, they show the butter being cut crosswise. This is a small detail, and one that I don't think matters. What I... Read more

Report