Sour Cream Pastry

Name: Sour Cream Pastry
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-in. cubes; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1 egg yolk; 2 tsp ice water

Prep Time10 min
Total Time10 min

*PLUS 1 hr chilling time

By Chatelaine

Photo, Erik Putz.

This flaky dough is a sturdier pastry vessel, making it perfect for hand-help wonders. Fill it up with seasonal fruit for a tasty treat on the go.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-in. cubes
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg yolk
2 tsp ice water

Instructions

WHIRL flour and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until crumbs are pea-size. Stir sour cream, egg yolk and ice water in a bowl, then add to food processor. Pulse just until dough comes together. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into a disc. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hr.

Use this in our blueberry hand pies recipe.

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