Description
Maida heatter
Ingredients
- Unsifted All-purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Unsalted Butter
- Egg
- Ice Water
Instructions
- Fit bowl of food processor with the metal blade
- Add in the flour, sugar, salt, and butter
- Process on / off for 10 seconds until the mixture resembles coarse meal
- Add the egg and water to a small bowl
- Beat to mix
- Through the feed tube, add the egg / water mixture and continue to process briefly only until the mixture barely holds together
- Turn mixture out onto a large unfloured board or smooth work surface
- Knead briefly until the mixture is smooth and holds together
- Press the mixture together to form a ball
- Smooth the sides and flour it lightly
- Unless the kitchen is terribly hot, or unless you have handled the mixture too much, it is not necessary to refrigerate this before using
- If you must, refrigerate it for only about an hour or less
- If it is refrigerated too long it will crack when you roll it out
- Roll out and fit into tart pan