Tart Shell

Use this recipe to make a sweet tart pie shell.

¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter softened
1½ cups flour, unbleached
1/3 cup confectioner's' sugar

Pulse together all tart shell ingredients in a food processor until they form moist crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs in 9" tart pan with removable bottom and press together to form crust on bottom and up sides, prick dough all over with fork. Line tart shell with foil and fill with pie weights, dried beans, or rice.

Bake for 25 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake for another 15-20 minutes until golden, pressing crust with back of spoon if it puffs and loosely covering dark spots with foil.