Recipes for "pastry dough"

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Pasta Frolla (Italian Pastry Dough)

Ingredients

• 4 cups Italian-style tipo 00 flour
• 2 medium eggs
• ¾ cup superfine sugar
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 medium lemon, zested
• 1 stick cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. Put the flour in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Add eggs, 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon zest. Mix by hand, working in circles, pulling in the flour little-by-little until all the ingredients are incorporated into a dough.

2. Add 1 stick plus 5 tablespoons cubed cold butter and baking powder. Quickly work the dough with your hands until a smooth ball is formed.

3. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before rolling out.