My international cooking recipes bible

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Sunday, 9 March 2008

Pâtes brisée

Recipe for 3 tarts for 6 pers about

Flour : 500g
Butter : 375g
Salt : 10g
Egg : 50g
Water : 100g

Dissolve the salt in the water.
Mix well flour and butter.
Mix the salty water and the egg.
Mix together to get an homogeneous dough. It should come as a ball a tiny bit sicky only.
Reserve in the fridge for 12h before use.

Note :
When i want to use it straight away i usually add a little bit more flour.
This dough can be used for sugared or salty tart, as well as pizza.

Tips : This dough can be easily freezed.

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