Pate Sable Recipes

THE BEST PâTE SABLéE, SWEET SHORTCRUST PASTRY

Steps:

• Measure and cut butter into chunks and place it into the freezer for a few minutes
• Sift together dry ingredients; flour, icing sugar, almond, salt
• Add very cold butter chunks into the dry ingredients, and rub the mixture between your hands until it becomes a sand-like consistency
• Add egg into the mixture and mix with your hands just until the dough comes together
• Knead the dough with the palm of your hand for a minute or two, just until the dough becomes smooth. Do not over-knead the dough and do not use mixer, neither a food processor
• If the dough is too warm and sticky, place it into the fridge for 10-15 minutes first. Otherwise, continue with rolling the dough out into 2mm thickness between two Silicone baking mat.
• Place the dough into the freezer for 15 min in between the two Silicone baking mat.. Do not remove the mat at this point
• Prepare your oven rack with the Perforated "air" baking mat and Perforated tart rings on top
• Take the dough out from the freezer, remove the top of the silicone mat and using one of the Perforated tart rings, cut out 8 circles - this will be the bottom of your tart. Carefully move the dough circles with the help of an Offset spatula and place them into the rings one by one
• If at any point the dough gets too warm to work with, pop it back into the freezer for 5 minutes. You might need take the dough in and out of the freezer many times depending on the temperature of your kitchen. It is extremely important to work with a dough which is cold enough to be able to handle (so not sticky) but not too cold which would result in breaking it
• Cut 8 long strips out of the dough, this will be the side of the tart
• Carefully place the strips into the ring one by one. Press each strip onto the ring so it sticks to it
• Place the Perforated tart ring with the pastry dough in them into the freezer for 1 hour
• Pre-heat the oven to 160C / 320F
• After 1 hour, trim the top of the pastry with a sharp knife
• Bake for 20 min, then carefully remove the rings and bake for another 5 -10 min until golden brown. At the 20 min mark the pastry should be already somewhat baked and therefore will contract within the ring. If the pastry feels stuck into the ring, bake it for further 1-2 minutes
• Let the pastry cases cool on the Perforated "air" baking mat before filling

CLASSIC PATE SABLEE

Steps:

• Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale andfluffy, about 3 minutes; mix in vanilla. Addthe flour and the salt, and mix on medium-low speed until just combined and crumbly,about 15 seconds (do not overmix). Pat the dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic.Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2days, or freeze up to 1 month.

CRUMBLY SWEET PASTRY (PATE SABLEE) WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• In an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and salt and beat until combined. Stir together flour and almonds and add to butter mixture. Slowly mix just until flour is evenly moistened. Do not let it form a ball. Remove dough from bowl onto a lightly floured work surface and form into 2 balls. Flatten each ball into a disk, wrap well, and refrigerate a minimum of four hours or as long as 4 days.
• These two different pastry doughs have very different textures. The first is flaky due to the incorporation of butter in small pieces: as the dough cooks, the butter melts and the water in it turns to steam and puffs up the dough. The second dough is tender and crumbly: the butter is well creamed as for a cookie; the confectioner's sugar adds tenderness due to the cornstarch it contains; the ground almonds, which can be substituted for some of the flour in any pastry dough recipe, add an interesting graininess.

PATE SABLE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar in a standard mixer equipped with a paddle attachment, just until mixed. Don't fluff up the mixture by incorporating air. The mixture should be smooth, with no lumps of butter. Add the yolks, one at a time, and process to mix just until incorporated, scraping down the bowl once. Add the flour and mix until incorporated. Scrape the bowl and mix for a few more seconds. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for one hour or up to 3 days. The dough can be frozen for up to 2 months. This recipe will make 2 9-inch tarts.

SWEET TART CRUST

Steps:

• Put the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor, and pulse to blend. Scatter in the butter, and pulse about a dozen times, until the butter is cut in - you'll have pieces the size of oatmeal flakes and others the size of peas. Stir the yolk to break it up and add it in 3 additions, pulsing after each. Pulse until the dough has curds and clumps; it should hold together when you pinch it. Turn it out onto a counter, knead it into a compact ball and flatten it into a disk.
• Roll the dough into an 11-inch circle between layers of parchment (or wax) paper. If it's cold enough, fit it into a 9-to-9½-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, trimming the top even with the pan's edges; if it's not, chill it until you can work with it. Refrigerate the crust (in the pan) for at least 1 hour (or cover and freeze for up to 2 months).
• Heat the oven to 400. Place the pan on a baking sheet, and cover with a piece of buttered foil or parchment, pressing it lightly to cover the crust's bottom and sides; fill with rice.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and rice. If you're going to bake the tart again with a filling, bake it uncovered for 5 minutes more. If you'll be using a no-bake filling, bake the uncovered crust for an additional 8 to 10 minutes. Cool for at least 30 minutes before filling.

PATE SABLEE

Steps:

• With a standing mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low. Add flour and salt, and beat until just combined and crumbly (do not overmix). Shape dough into a 9-inch round disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes (or up to 2 days), or freeze for up to 1 month.

PâTE SABLéE

Steps:

• With an electric mixer on medium, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low. Add flour and salt; beat until just combined and crumbly (do not overmix). Shape dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or up to 2 days, or freeze up to 3 months (thaw in refrigerator before using).