Toasted Pecan Dough
- 1/4 cup pecans
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Toast the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet in the oven, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Coarsely grind the pecans in a food processor.
- Add the flour, sugar, and salt; process until combined.
- Add the butter; process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds.
- With the processor running, add the ice water in a slow, steady stream just until the dough comes together.
- Turn out the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap.
- Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 day before using.
pecans, flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, water
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/toasted-pecan-dough-392796 (may not work)