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Italian shortcrust (pasta frolla)

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Italian shortcrust pastry: flour, very cold butter, sugar, egg, lemon zest, and salt, all mixed together without heating the dough, then chilled before us…

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Recipe from The Doc, Florixc, Ramac and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Shortcrust pastry doesn’t like to be worked with by hand: it should not be warmed up. It can be mixed using spatulas on a work surface, in a bowl with a spoon, or in a food processor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$2.61 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.40
  • $0.08
  • $1.16
  • $0.35
  • $0.40
  • $0.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the flour in a well-shaped mound on a large work surface, with a deep central well. ≈ 3 min
  2. Focus on the yellow and the whole egg, the butter cut into small pieces, the sugar, the grated zest (without the white part), and a very small pinch of salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix thoroughly with two large, flat spatulas (wooden or metal), until you obtain a smooth, slightly crumbly dough, without kneading it by hand. ≈ 4 min
  4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes before using.

The bill

Italian shortcrust (pasta frolla)

  • 250 g of type 0 flour$0.40
  • 100 g of powdered sugar$0.08
  • 125 g of very cold butter$1.16
  • 1 egg yolk$0.35
  • 1 whole egg$0.40
  • the zest of half a lemon$0.22

Total$2.61

that's $0.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of type 0 flour
  • 100 g of powdered sugar
  • 125 g of very cold butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 whole egg
  • the zest of half a lemon
  • A pinch of salt

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