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Pasta Frolla: Italian Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
Pasta Frolla is the Italian version of sweet shortcrust pastry, which is a staple Italian pastry dough made simply with flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. This versatile dough can be used to make a variety of delicious baked goods, such as tarts, cookies, tartlets, and more. It has a lovely crumbly, buttery texture that is great with either fruit or cream fillings.
👥 1 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 20 min👤 Nicole Gaffney📖 coleycooks
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- food processor
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add the flour, sugar, salt and cold butter to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse several times until the butter is broken up into bits the size of peas.
2
Add the egg, vanilla zest and water, then pulse 5-6 more times until the mixture comes together and resembles coarse sand and holds together when pressed with your fingers. Add more water 1 tablespoon at a time if needed.
egg (large, room temperature)1
3
Transfer to a work surface and use your hands to gently knead a few times until it forms a ball. Be careful not to over work the dough or it will become tough.
4
Split the dough into two pieces, form into a disc and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 30 minutes or up to 2 days. Freeze for up to 3 months for longer storage.
5
When ready to use, remove from the refrigerator, then dust a work surface with a little bit of flour. Place the unwrapped dough on the work surface, then dust it with a little more flour.
6
Dust a rolling pin with flour, then roll it out to slightly larger than your pie
Nutrition Facts
calories
2802 kcal
fat Content
144 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
8 g
sugar Content
101 g
sodium Content
1255 mg
protein Content
39 g
trans Fat Content
6 g
cholesterol Content
525 mg
carbohydrate Content
339 g
saturated Fat Content
88 g
unsaturated Fat Content
44 g
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