Easy Tart Shell
- 1 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 egg yolk
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a food processor or mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt.
- Add the butter and process or work with a fork until the mixture resembles crumbs.
- Add the egg yolk and pulse the motor on and off or stir with a fork until the mixture comes together to form a soft dough.
- Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and roll out into a 12-inch circle.
- Place the rolled dough in a 10-inch tart pan and line with foil or baking parchment, then fill with special pie weights or ordinary dry rice.
- (The weights or rice will prevent the crust from puffing up and losing its shape while it is baking.)
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove tart shell from the oven, then remove the foil and pie weights.
- Fill the partially baked shell with the rhubarb mixture and continue with the recipe.
- Or return the tart shell to the oven until browned and use for another type of fruit tart.
unbleached, sugar, kosher salt, cold butter, egg yolk
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/easy-tart-shell (may not work)