– You only need a few simple staple ingredients to make this pasta frolla recipe.
– You can easily freeze it or make it ahead of time for the holiday baking.
– You can customize the flavor as you prefer, by swapping out the vanilla extract for almond extract, lemon zest, or orange zest.
– Keeping the ingredients cold at all times ensures a perfect consistency to roll out the dough without breaking it.
Pasta Frolla is the Italian version of sweet shortcrust pastry, which is a staple Italian pastry dough made simply with flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. It has a lovely crumbly, buttery texture that is great with either fruit or cream fillings.
1. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and cold butter in a food processor. Pulse until the butter is broken down into pea-sized bits.
2. Add egg, vanilla zest, and water.
4. Move it to a surface and gently knead until a ball just forms.
5. Divide into two, shape into discs, wrap tightly in plastic, then chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
6. When ready, take it from the fridge, sprinkle a bit of flour on a surface, and place the unwrapped dough there. Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll it out as desired.