Cornmeal Pate Brisee

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Yield:
2 disks

Use this recipe to make our Old Bachelor's Jam and Blackberry Tart.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ cup coarse cornmeal

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Directions

  1. Pulseflour,cornmeal,salt,andsugarinafoodprocessoruntilcombined.Addbutter,andpulseuntilmixtureresemblescoarsecrumbswithsomelargerpiecesremaining,about10seconds.Drizzle1/4cupicewaterevenlyovermixture.Pulseuntilmixturejustbeginstoholdtogetherwhenpressedbetween2fingers(itshouldnotbewetorsticky).Ifdoughistoodry,pulseinwater,1tablespoonatatime.

  2. Dividedoughinhalf.Wrapinplastic.Shapeintodisks,andrefrigerateuntilfirm,about1hourorovernight.

Cook's Notes

Make Ahead: Dough can be frozen for up to 1 month; thaw before using.

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