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This easy Pasta Frolla recipe makes a basic Italian Sweet Pastry dough. Traditionally, pasta frolla is used for making tarts, cookies, and other delicious pastries! It’s surprisingly easy to make and this recipe only uses a few basic ingredients.
It’s surprisingly easy to make and it will stay fresh in the fridge for up to two weeks (although you’ll probably finish it long before then).
It also freezes well, so you can make ahead if desired.
This recipe makes enough dough for one 9-inch pie or tart shell. You can easily double or triple this recipe as needed.
The only thing left to do now is to choose your favorite filling!
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What You Need to Make Pasta Frolla
- 1½ cups + 1 tbsp pastry flour or 00 flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- pinch of salt
How to Make Pasta Frolla
- In a large bowl, add in the pastry flour. Make a well inthe middle, then add in the sugar, salt, eggs, and butter cubes.
- Use a pastry cutter (aka dough blender) to combine the mixture until combined.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface and form it into a loaf shape. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45-60 minutes.
- Unwrap the refrigerated dough and roll it out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to your desired thickness. Your pasta frolla is now ready to use in various tarts, cookies, and other delicious recipes! ENJOY!
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4-Step Pasta Frolla Recipe (Italian Sweet Pastry Dough)
Ingredients
- 1½ cups + 1 tbsp pastry flour or 00 flour
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter , cubed
- 1 egg , room temperature
- 1 yolk , room temperature
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add in the pastry flour. Make a well in the middle, then add in the sugar, salt, eggs, and butter cubes.
- Use a pastry cutter (aka dough blender) to combine the mixture until combined.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface and form it into a loaf shape. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45-60 minutes.
- Unwrap the refrigerated dough and roll it out with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to your desired thickness. Your pasta frolla is now ready to use in various tarts, cookies, and other delicious recipes! ENJOY!
Made this into a strawberry tart and it was worth every bit of time it took!