Pasta Frolla (Sweet Italian Shortcrust Pastry)

Pasta Frolla (Sweet Italian Shortcrust Pastry)

Pasta Frolla is the classic recipe for Italian sweet shortcrust pastry dough. This recipe is great when you need to make a sweet pie crust and can be made up to three days in advance.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Keyword pasta frolla

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings servings

Calories 154kcal

Author Angela Allison

Equipment

food processor with blade attachment

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 large eggs
¼ cup cold butter, cubed

Instructions

In a large food processor fitted with the blade attachment combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Put on lid and pulse until combined.
Then, add in the eggs and cold cubed butter. Pulse just until the mixture is well combined. You'll know its ready when you the you can squeeze the dough together and it holds shape. (If the dough is too crumbly, you can pulse in a few drops of water).
Pour the dough on a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk shape. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
When ready to use, roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to desired size and shape. Bake as needed or blind bake in a pie tin for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

Notes

The shortcrust dough is supposed to be crumbly but should stick together when squeezed. If you find that it is too crumbly, try pulsing in a few drops of cold water.
You can make pasta frolla without a food processor. Just add the ingredients to a bowl and use a pastry cutter to combine.
This recipe makes enough to cover an entire 9-inch springform pan or pie pan, with enough extra dough to make a lattice top.
If you find the dough is sticking to your rolling pin, dust the top of the dough with flour. Then, cover with a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap before rolling.
Pasta frolla can be used in any recipe that calls for a sweet pie crust. It is also delicious for making fruit tarts, crostatas, or simple roll out cookies.

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