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- 30 mins
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Ingredients
- 120 g unsalted butter/room temperature, diced (4 ½ oz)
- 75 g (3 oz) icing sugar sifted
- 3 egg yolks
- 250 g (9oz) flour
- 2 tbsp water
Preparation
Step 1
Mix butter and icing sugar to a cream; then beat in 2 egg yolks.
Step 2
Add flour, then with fingers, mix together to form a crumbly texture –add the water and press dough together to form a ball.
Step 3
With palm of hands, knead dough on a lightly floured surface (max 30 seconds). Flatten dough slightly. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 4
Roll out pastry. Place in pie tin (9 ½ inch).
Step 5
Prick dough all over with fork and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 6
Bake at 325 degrees, cover with foil, place in beans, bake 10 minutes, then take beans out and bake 20 minutes.
Step 7
Brush inside of the crust with egg yolk and bake 1 more minute.