Pasta Frolla--Italian Sweet Pastry Dough

Name: Pasta Frolla--Italian Sweet Pastry Dough
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 single crust
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 freshly grated lemons, zest of or 1 orange; 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits; 1 large egg, beaten lightly; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Recipe by Mamie37

Very versatile sweet dough...use with Almond Tart recipe which is among mine posted. From a booklet given to me by Alitalia Airlines.

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READY IN: 15mins

YIELD: 1 single crust

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₃

cups all-purpose flour
3

tablespoons sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
1

freshly grated lemons, zest of or 1 orange
¹⁄₂

cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
1

large egg, beaten lightly
1

teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and zest.
Cut in the butter, until it resembles coarse meal.
Add the egg and the vanilla and toss the mixture until incorporated.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead very lightly, forming into a disk.
Chill, wrapped in plastic at least 1 hour or overnight.
Let the dough stand at room temperature until softened, but still firm enough to roll out.

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