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Sweet Tart Dough

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Sweet Tart Dough is quick to prepare, easy to roll out and always bakes up tender and flavorful. Who could ask for anything more?

sweet tart dough up close with one slice taken out

This recipe for Sweet Tart Dough is infallible and is perfect with the  Lemony Cheese Tart recipe. It’s quick to prepare, easy to roll out, though it can also be pressed into a pan instead, and always bakes up tender and flavorful – who could ask for anything more? The recipe doubles easily, but don’t try to make more than a double batch in the food processor at one time.

Lemony Cheese Tart with Sour Cream Glaze

A sweet dough differs from one that contains no sugar in one important way. The presence of the sugar makes the dough much less elastic, since sugar naturally inhibits the formation of a strong gluten. The resulting dough is easier to handle and also won’t toughen from excess handling the way a standard pie-type dough might.

Here is what it looked like after rolling and pressing into the tart pan, ready to be filled and baked.

Tart crust

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Sweet Tart Dough

This dough can be rolled or pressed into a 10 or 11 inch tart pan. Easily doubled, though do not make more than a double batch in a food processor.
Course Dessert Tart Crust
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Calories 1800
Author Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients 

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 Tablespoon water

Instructions

  • Combine 1 ½cups flour, ½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse several times to mix.
  • Add 6 Tablespoons butter and pulse repeatedly until the butter is finely mixed into the dry ingredients - you do not want any visible pieces of butter.
  • Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk and 1 Tablespoon water. Pulse repeatedly until the dough forms a ball.
  • Invert the food processor bowl over a floured work surface to turn out the dough. Carefully remove the blade and transfer any dough on it to the work surface. Form the dough into a disk about ½ inch thick. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate it if not using immediately.

When you're ready to place dough in the tart pan:

  • Place the dough on a floured work surface, dust it lightly with flour, and knead for about 15 seconds, squeezing and folding it over on itself so that it becomes malleable but remains cool. Shape the dough into a disk.
  • Start rolling the dough by rolling away from you to the far end and back again without rolling over the ends. Use a firm but gentle pressure - pressing too hard might cut right through the dough. Turn the dough 45 degrees as before and roll again. Continue turning and rolling until the dough is the desired size. As you roll, don't forget to add pinches of flour as needed. For a 1-inch deep tart pan, the dough should be rolled about 3 inches larger than the diameter of the pan.
  • This dough will most likely come apart in places as you place it in your tart pan. That is fine. Just pinch breaks and smooth together. This dough is very forgiving.
  • Continue pressing with your finger tips until evenly pressed into pan and up the sides.
  • Bake according to the recipe you're filling the dough with.
  • See my post for lemon tart in sweet tart dough for one baking option.
  • https://gooddinnermom.com/lemony-cheese-tart-with-sour-cream-glaze/
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Tart Dough
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1800 Calories from Fat 720
% Daily Value*
Fat 80g123%
Saturated Fat 47g294%
Trans Fat 3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 22g
Cholesterol 550mg183%
Sodium 1260mg55%
Potassium 715mg20%
Carbohydrates 246g82%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 101g112%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 2614IU52%
Calcium 274mg27%
Iron 10mg56%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Adapted from The Modern Baker Cookbook.

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Published on April 20, 2013

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  1. betty nielson says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:25 AM

    5 stars
    NCREDIBLE! I can’t say enough good things about this recipe. It is the best crust I have ever made. Not only is it delicious, it is so easy to make.

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  2. jaclyn k says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:23 AM

    5 stars
    Exceptional. Very easy instructions. I recommend this recipe to all my friends.

    Reply
  3. erin p says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:21 AM

    5 stars
    My 1st attempt on making a tart crust from scratch. I followed everything exactly and was kinda nervous at first but it came out really well! I was impressed and have made it a few times since! Thanks for posting Sally it was wonderful.

    Reply
  4. Linds Z says

    May 17, 2021 at 7:20 AM

    How much butter is it? 6 TB PLUS 3/4 of a stick? Please clarify. Thanks.

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    • Sally Humeniuk says

      May 17, 2021 at 10:23 AM

      Hi Linds, sorry about that. I changed the format of my printable recipes and so that’s an error. It is only 6 tablespoons. I’ve gone in and corrected it. Thanks for asking for clarification! I didn’t catch that.

      Reply
  5. Genny says

    July 25, 2020 at 4:43 PM

    5 stars
    This was my first time ever making a tart crust and it came out really good! I didn’t have a food processor, so it took a little bit longer. But I will continue to use this as my go to recipe.

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    • Sally Humeniuk says

      July 27, 2020 at 6:46 AM

      Hi Genny, I’m glad you liked the sweet tart dough. I think it’s on of the best for tart pastry. 🙂

      Reply
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