Low-Fat Sweet Pastry
- 1/2 cup oat flour blend, + 2 tb
- 5 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1/4 cup cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds or cinnamon, ground
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter cold, diced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons water very cold
- Sift flour, cardamom and sugar into large bowl.
- Rub in butter with fingers or cut in with pastry blender until size of small peas.
- Using fork, stir in oil.
- Slowly add cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, tossing with fork until flour is moistened without being wet.
- Gather dough with moist hands, shape into flattened round and let rest about 15 minutes.
- Roll 18 inch thick on lightly floured board.
- (To facilitate rolling, dough may also be rolled between sheets of wax paper Or unrolled dough may be placed in pan and gently pressed to cover inside of pan.)
- Gently lift and press onto 9 inch square tart pan with removable bottom.
- Cut off dough edges.
- Bake at 425F (220C) for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Makes 12 servings.
- NOTE: Unsalted butter will give a more delicate fresh flavor in this pastry.
- Add a dash of salt if using.
flour, flour, cake flour, cardamom seeds, sugar, butter cold, canola oil, water
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/low-fat-sweet-pastry-1735 (may not work)