How to make savory tart crust from scratch

Want to learn how To Make Basic Savory Tart Crust from Scratch? This tart dough recipe produces an incredibly flaky savory crust. French style tart crust for 9.5 inch tart pan. You can use this recipe with endless savory fillings (as opposed to sweet).

This is a recipe for basic savory tart crust. It will fit 9.5 inch tart pan. It also works for making 6 mini tart shells. Below are some recipes I made using this savory crust:

Breakfast Egg and Gruyere Cheese Quiche Tart with Tomatoes

French-style Breakfast Mini Tart Shells with Eggs, Gouda Cheese, Spinach, Grape Tomatoes

Bacon and Egg Breakfast Quiche Tartlets

Breakfast Tartlets with Bacon, Spinach and Eggs

How to make savory tart crust from scratch

Ingredients for savory tart crust:

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1 egg yolks
1 tablespoon ice water

How to make savory tart crust dough:

1)  Using food processor, pulse the flour, salt to combine thoroughly.

2)  Cut cold butter into small cubes. Add the butter into the food processor and pulse until the consistency becomes that of a coarse meal.

3)  In a small cup, combine the egg yolk, ice water and stir well together. Add the egg mixture to the food processor and pulse to combine.

Dust working surface with a very small amount of flour. Shape the dough into a disk on a foil (dusted slightly with flour). I usually do it with my fingers pushing the dough away from its center into a round shape, pressing into the foil.

4)  Bring the tart pan over the tart dough to make sure the round is larger in diameter than a tart pan. Grease the tart pan. Then, I take the foil and and ease the round into a tart pan, patting it firmly into the bottom and up the sides. Carefully remove the foil. If some pieces of crust fall off, just gently press them back. Extend the dough slightly above the rim to compensate for any shrinkage during baking.

If your foil gets stuck to the dough, don’t remove it and refrigerate the tart shell with foil on top as described in step 5.  After your crust has been refrigerated for at least an hour, you will be able to remove foil easily.  Or leave that same piece of foil while you bake the shell with weights as described in step 6.

5)  Place the tart pan with the dough in the refrigerator for an hour or overnight (covered with plastic wrap).

How to bake tart crust:

6)  Preheat oven to 400 F.  Remove the tart pan (with the tart crust in it) from the refrigerator. Remove plastic wrap from the tart pan. Line the cold tart pan with a sheet of aluminum foil, with edges hanging over the sides of the tart pan.

7)  Place pie weights into the shell. I use rice, beans, or quinoa.

8)  Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, lift the foil and weights out of the pan.

9)  Continue baking the tart shell without weights and aluminum foil for 15 minutes, until golden brown color.

10)  Remove from the oven.  Let it cool.

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How To Make Savory Tart Crust from Scratch

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Refrigerate Time

1 hr

Total Time

2 hrs

 

Want to learn how To Make Basic Savory Tart Crust from Scratch?  This tart dough recipe produces an incredibly flaky savory crust.  French style tart crust for 9.5 inch tart pan.   You can use this recipe with endless savory fillings (as opposed to sweet). 

Course: Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine: French

Servings: 10 people

Calories: 164 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 9 tablespoons unsalted butter cold
• 1 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon ice water

Instructions

How to make savory tart crust dough:

1. Using food processor, pulse the flour, salt to combine thoroughly.

2. Cut cold butter into small cubes. Add the butter into the food processor and pulse until the consistency becomes that of a coarse meal.

3. In a small cup, combine the egg yolk, ice water and stir well together. Add the egg mixture to the food processor and pulse to combine.

4. Dust working surface with a very small amount of flour. Shape the dough into a disk on a foil (dusted slightly with flour). I usually do it with my fingers pushing the dough away from its center into a round shape, pressing into the foil.

5. Bring the tart pan over the tart dough to make sure the round is larger in diameter than a tart pan. Grease the tart pan. Then, I take the foil and and ease the round into a tart pan, patting it firmly into the bottom and up the sides. Carefully remove the foil. If some pieces of crust fall off, just gently press them back. Extend the dough slightly above the rim to compensate for any shrinkage during baking.

6. If your foil gets stuck to the dough, don’t remove it and refrigerate the tart shell with foil on top. After your crust has been refrigerated for at least an hour, you will be able to remove foil easily. Or leave that same piece of foil while you bake the shell with weights as described further.

7. Place the tart pan with the dough in the refrigerator for an hour or overnight (covered with plastic wrap).

How to bake tart crust:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.   

2. Remove the tart pan (with the tart crust) from the refrigerator. Remove plastic wrap from the tart crust. Line the cold tart crust with a sheet of aluminum foil, with edges hanging over the sides of the tart pan.

3. Place pie weights into the shell. I use rice, beans, or quinoa.

4. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, lift the foil and weights out of the pan.

5. Continue baking the tart shell without weights and aluminum foil for 15 minutes, until golden brown color.

6. Remove from the oven. Let it cool.

Nutrition Facts

How To Make Savory Tart Crust from Scratch

Amount Per Serving

Calories 164 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 46mg15%

Sodium 60mg3%

Potassium 20mg1%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 340IU7%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.