Chocolate Tart Dough Recipe

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Chocolate Tart Dough Recipe

Chocolate Tart Dough (also known as short dough or pate sucre) is a slightly sweet cookie-like dough that is perfect for making fruit tarts and cream pies. It's dead-simple to make and freezes very well.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Servings:12 servings

Ingredients

5 oz all purpose flour (1 cup, see note)
1 oz dutch process cocoa powder (¼cup)
¼ tsp salt
5 oz unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
3 oz granulated sugar (⅓ cup)
1 egg
¼ tsp vanilla

Instructions

Sift together 5 oz all purpose flour, 1 oz dutch process cocoa powder and ¼ tsp salt and set aside.
Cream 5 oz unsalted butter and 3 oz granulated sugar just until combined and slightly aerated. Add the egg and ¼ tsp vanilla, mix to combine and scrape down the bowl and beater.
Add flour/cocoa and mix until the dough just begins to come together. Remove from the mixer and knead into a ball. Divide the dough into 2 pieces and flatten each ball to a disc. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before using or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

If measuring the flour by volume use the “dip & sweep” method. That is, dip the measuring cup into the flour bin, overfill it, then sweep away the excess.

This recipe makes enough for a 10-12" tart crust.

This dough freezes very well. Double wrap in plastic and freeze for up to 3 months.

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