Ingredients to Get to Make This Dough for Tarts
- flour
- salt
- chilled unsalted butter
- shortening
- cold water
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Homemade Dough for Quiches or Fruit Tarts
Yield: 2
Prep time: 15 MinTotal time: 15 Min
Dough for dessert tart, quiche, and more. This is a very versatile recipe.
Ingredients
- Tart Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water
- See the recipe at the end for a savory Bacon and Spinach Quiche
Instructions
- Tart Dough for Desserts:
- Mix flour and salt. Add the butter and shortening using a pastry blender tool or 2 knives. Continue until it makes a coarse-looking crumb.
- Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time stirring with a fork after each addition just enough water to form a dough.
- Using floured hands make a flat disk.
- This can now be used to cut out the tarts, quiche, or anything else you need pastry dough for.
- This makes enough for one 9-inch quiche or tart shell.
- Around 8 to 12 miniature individual tart pans. If not using immediately refrigerate for up to 2 days.
- For Baking:
- Poke holes in the crust after lining your tart tin into the tart dough.
- Bake the tart shell at 400 degrees for around 15 minutes or until it's browned.
- Suggestions for dessert tarts:
- Fill with lemon, chocolate, or vanilla puddings with a combination of fruit added. Or just fill it with fresh fruits such as blackberries, raspberries, kiwi, pineapple, and cherries.
- Fruits can also be used as a topping to the cream-filled tarts.
- Garnish with chocolate curls, whipped cream, or meringues.
- Bacon and Spinach Quiche
- 6 thick-cut bacon slices, chopped
- 1 shallot, minced
- 6 cups baby spinach
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- Directions:
- Prepare the pastry shell
- Preheat an oven to 400 degrees
- On a floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 12-inch round.
- Fit into a 9-inch round tart pan and trim the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang.
- Fold the overhang back over itself and pinch it to create a sturdy edge.
- Pierce the dough all over with a fork.
- Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Bake the pastry shell until the edges are lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool briefly. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
- Make the filling:
- In a frying pan over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, about 8 minutes or more I like mine crispy.
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 Tbs. of the fat from the pan, add the garlic and cook just until soft, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes.
- In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add the spinach mixture to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Place the bacon and the cheese in the pastry shell. Pour in the spinach mixture on top.
- Bake until the filling is set and the crust is golden, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool briefly. Remove the pan rim, cut the quiche into wedges, and serve warm.
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