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Why I Love This Recipe

The addition of a little cake flour helps reduce the gluten content to produce a tender crust.

This makes 2 9 - 11 inch crusts and can be used for both sweet and savory Tart/Pies, if using for a savory filling, drop the sugar and increase the salt to 1 tsp.


Ingredients You'll Need

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cake flour (This will lower the gluten content and make for a more tender crust
1 cup (2 sticks) un-salted butter, VERY cold, and cut into very thin slices
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 TB sugar
Approximately 2/3 - 3/4 cup very cold water


Directions

Mix the flours, salt and sugar with a whisk together very lightly.


Add slices of butter and work the butter through the flour with your finger tips or a pastry cutter.


If butter becomes too warm in your hands, place bowl back in refrigerator.


You still want to be able to see butter in the flour.


Add the ice-cold water and mix very fast with your hand just enough that the dough coheres.


Cut the dough in half.


Wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to let the gluten relax a little.


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