Sweet Pie Crust Recipe
This sweet Pie Crust recipe is one of those recipes which you should probably stick on your refrigerator door! I am serious when I say that it is just too hard to come across foolproof & easy pie crust recipes which would give you a perfectly flaky and buttery tart shell for your pies and tarts. In this post, I have shared pie crust recipe with butter in two ways. One with egg and another eggless for those who prefer eggless baking.
Servings 2 Shortcrust Base
Calories 1664kcal
Equipment
- Electric Hand Beater
- Convection Microwave Oven
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Butter
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg Optional
- 1.5 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 Egg White Optional
Instructions
- Beat the Butter till creamy. Then add the sugar and beat till it is completely dissolved and fluffy.
- Now, whisk the egg in and beat well till smooth.
- Now, add the flour and salt and mix till combined. Do not over mix. It should give you a big ball of dough.
- Gather it nicely and wrap it in a clingwrap. Keep it in the fridge for 20-25 minutes to allow it to rest and chill.
- Once you are ready, take it out and roll it out on a floured surface. Line your tart pan and prick the base and the inside edges using a fork. Freeze it once again for 15 minutes.
- Pre-heat your oven.
- Pop the tart pan in your oven and bake it at 200c for 5 minutes and bring down the temp to 180c and bake it for 15 minutes till the edge shrinks and turns golden. The base would also appear to be dry.
- Take it out and brush the tart base with the egg white to make it waterproof. Pop it back in the oven and broil it for a minute. You can also use any jam or honey instead of the egg.
- Allow it to cool on a wire rack and then use it for your pie or tart recipe.
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