Pie or Tart Base

Name: Pie or Tart Base
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Internacional
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour; 1/2 cups icing sugar; 1 egg yolk, large; 100 grams unsalted butter, cold and cubed; 3 teaspoons water, cold

Carlos Torres

This recipe is the base for all sweet tarts or the pie of your choice; of all the recipes I've come across, this is the one I liked the most.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 19-02-2013

Preparation

Low

Put butter and flour in a pie dish and set aside. You place the flour, sugar, and butter in a large bowl and, using your fingertips, make breadcrumb-like crumbs. You add the yolk and water gradually until it has a smooth consistency, roll it out on a floured surface to prevent sticking, and cover the dish with the dough. Refrigerate for 20 minutes and preheat the oven for 15 minutes at 180°C. With a fork, poke the base of the pie so it doesn't puff up, and place a weight, which is parchment paper over the base and rice or beans to weigh it down. Bake the base for 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

441.4

kcal

22.07%

Carbohydrate, by difference

56.9

18.97%

Protein

5.1

10.2%

Total lipid (fat)

21.8

33.54%

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Tips

If the pie is served cold, the base must be well-cooked, so after 10 minutes, remove the weight and let it bake for 5 more minutes or until lightly golden; if the pie is baked, after 10 minutes in the oven, we take it out.

Pie or Tart Base

Ingredients

Preparation

Nutritional information

Tips

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