Sweet Pastry Dough

1. 1

   Cut butter into 1/2-inch cubes.

2. 2

   In a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend together flour, sugar, salt, and butter until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with remainder in small (roughly pea-size) lumps.

3. 3

   In a small bowl or cup stir together yolk and ice water.

4. 4

   Drizzle yolk mixture over flour mixture, stirring gently with a fork until incorporated, and gently form mixture into a ball.

5. 5

   Turn mixture out onto a floured work surface and divide into 4 portions.

6. 6

   With heel of hand smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat.

7. 7

   Gather dough together and form it, rotating on work surface, into a disk.

8. 8

   Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour, and up to 1 day.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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