This recipe is used to prepare Herbed Goat Cheese Tart .

　　

Ingredients

Makes enough dough for a single-crust 9- to 10-inch pie or an 11-inch tart

　　1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

　　3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits

　　2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

　　

Step 1

In a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, butter, shortening, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse until incorporated. Add enough remaining ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork or pulsing to incorporate, to begin to form a dough.

　　

Step 2

On a work surface smear dough in 3 or 4 forward motions with heel of hand to make dough easier to work with. Form dough into a ball and flatten to form a disk. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.