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Small shortcrust pastry tart shells

Anette-Anette Søstrøm Asmussen
 

Anette loves baking, especially bread and cakes. Classic Danish dishes and desserts also take up a lot of her everyday life.

28. December 2018
Delicious and crispy shortcrust pastry shell

Recipe for small shortcrust pastry tart shells

Delicious and fun mini tarts require a bit of equipment, but with the right tools, the fun will never end.

For this recipe for small shortcrust pastry tarts, I’ve tried before – but without success. After acquiring this tart mold set, it’s been a breeze to shape and bake small, fine shortcrust pastry tarts.


Servings: 12 Stk

Small shortcrust pastry tart shells

Delicious and crispy shortcrust pastry shell
Author: Anette Søstrøm Asmussen
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 459 gram Wheat Flour
  • 275 gram Butter
  • 73 gram Egg Yolk
  • 183 gram Powdered Sugar
  • 5 gram Salt
  • 2 gram Vanilla Sugar

Instructions

  • Cut the butter into smaller pieces and place it together with flour, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well until the butter is crumbled. Stir the egg yolks into the flour mixture, and bring the dough together on the table, using a light hand. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 2 millimeters. Cut out rings using a 6 cm diameter cutter. Shortcrust pastry tart shell Cut strips with a height of 2.5 cm and a length of about 15 cm. Place the tart rings on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place a base in each tart ring. Roll the long strips and place them in the tart ring, then roll it out along the edge. Cut off the excess strip and press the seams together. Shortcrust pastry tart shells Bake the tart shells for 20-25 minutes at 155 degrees Celsius (311 degrees Fahrenheit) in a conventional oven, in the middle of the oven. After baking, release the tart shells from the tart rings and let them cool on a wire rack. From this portion of dough, you can make 12 tart shells. While the first batch of tart shells bakes, place the dough in the fridge. Small shortcrust pastry tart shells