Savory Pastry Dough with Lemon
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour, plus more for the tork surface
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 4 to 5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- If making by hand: Using 2 table knives or a pastry cutter, combine the flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl, cutting the mixture together until it resembles small peas.
- Work in the eggs until the pieces of dough begin to adhere.
- Sprinkle the lemon juice over the dough and work only until the dough comes together.
- If using a food processor: Combine the flour, butter, and salt in the work bowl of the food processor and pulse briefly until combined.
- Add the eggs and the lemon juice and pulse just until a ball of dough begins to form, less than 10 seconds.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface.
- Gently pat the dough into a disk.
- Do not knead or overmix.
- Wrap the disk tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
- Variation: To make Savory Pastry Dough with White Wine, substitute 4 to 5 tablespoons dry white wine for the lemon juice.
flour, unsalted butter, kosher, eggs, freshly squeezed lemon juice
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/savory-pastry-dough-with-lemon (may not work)