Sugar Dough

Sugar dough is basically a simple dough made of flour and is used as the base for many types of tart and pies. There are many variations which are available and presented here are one of the most easiest to prepare.

Below is a video showing you how to make Sugar Dough

Recipe
250 gm Unsalted Butter
100 gm Icing Sugar
2 nos Whole Egg
1 nos Egg Yolk
500 gm Soft Flour
5 gm Salt

Method
1) Beat butter and icing sugar together till smooth but NOT fluffy. Overbeating till fluffy will result in a dough which is soft and uneasy to handle.
2) Once butter is smooth add in eggs and egg yolk slowly one by one.
3) Last of all add in soft flour and salt. Mix till dough is smooth. Overbeating will result in the gluten getting tough and will affect the tenderness of the end product.
4) Remove dough from mixer and knead with hand a few times to compact the dough.
5) Wrap dough tightly and rest in chiller for 30 minutes before working with it for your tart and pies.