Pasta Frolla Italian Sweet Pastry Dough Recipes

Steps:

• Put the flour in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Add eggs, 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon zest. Mix by hand, working in circles, pulling in the flour little-by-little until all the ingredients are incorporated into a dough.
• Add 1 stick plus 5 tablespoons cubed cold butter and baking powder. Quickly work the dough with your hands until a smooth ball is formed.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before rolling out.

Steps:

• Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor just until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, 6 to 8 times.
• Whisk together egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon zest. With processor running, add egg mixture; process just until dough begins to come together. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; lightly knead to form a ball.
• Divide dough into 2 pieces, and gently press into flat disks. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and sugar.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Mix beaten egg yolks,ice water and vanilla together.
• Mix into flour mixture until pastry just holds together.
• Knead in plastic wrap until smooth.
• Flatten; chill 1 hour.
• To partially blind bake: Set oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bake 15 to20 minutes, weighing pastry down with a layer of foil and dried beans.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and zest.
• Cut in the butter, until it resembles coarse meal.
• Add the egg and the vanilla and toss the mixture until incorporated.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead very lightly, forming into a disk.
• Chill, wrapped in plastic at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Let the dough stand at room temperature until softened, but still firm enough to roll out.