Pâte Sucrée: French Sweet Pastry for Mini Fruit Tarts
Pâte Sucrée or French Sweet Pastry is a key ingredient in classic French dessert tarts. It's often filled with pastry cream and topped with fruit.
Servings: 24 Tart Shells
Calories: 80kcal
Equipment
- Food Processor with Steel Blade
- Mini tart pans
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups (8.75 ounces, 250 grams) all-purpose flour (See Tip 1)
- ¾ cup plus 2 Tablespoons (3.5 ounces, 100 grams) confectioner’s sugar
- 7 Tablespoons (3.5 ounces, 100 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon heavy cream (only if necessary)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Pulse process flour and confectioner’s sugar in food processor fitted with steel blade until combined, 5 to 6 pulses. Add butter; pulse process until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, 8 to 10 pulses. Add egg; pulse process 5 to 6 times. Mixture will be crumbly. If necessary, add 1 teaspoon cream; pulse process 2 to 3 more times.
- Dump onto piece of parchment paper or other surface. Knead just until dothe ugh comes together. (See Tip 2).
- Pinch off 1-ounce pieces, about the size of a golf ball. Roll into a ball, and flatten onto a surface dusted with confectioners' sugar. Cover with a piece of parchment paper, and roll ⅛-inch thick. Cut with a 3 ½-inch round cutter. Gently press into the mold; cut away excess dough. Generously prick all over with a fork. (See Tip 3)
- Freeze for 20 minutes. (See Tip 4)
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool completely. Yield: 24 mini tart shells.
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Notes
- I used Gold Medal Blue flour because if its lower protein content.
- Dough can be made ahead of time up to this point. Flatten into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days in advance. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before use.
- I used mini round nonstick tart pans. They were the perfect size for producing mini fruit tarts.
- Freezing the dough before baking is important to ensure it doesn't shrink in the pastry mold.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.5mg
