Hazelnut Rich Shortcrust Pastry

Before starting this Hazelnut Rich Shortcrust Pastry recipe, make sure you have organised all the necessary ingredients.

Place the soft butter in the food mixer recipient.

Add the salt...

...ground hazelnuts...

...and icing sugar.

Place the recipient in the food mixer...

...and work to obtain an intimate mixing of the ingredients for the base not to emulsify, which would make the base more difficult to work later in the recipe.

When the butter, ground hazelnuts and icing sugar are combined...

...stop the food mixer.

Add the egg yolks.

Resume mixing on low speed, without working the preparation too much. Stop the mixer and remove the pastry stuck on the flat beater.

Mix the flour...

...and baking powder, then sift over the preparation.

It is essential to sift the flour and baking powder together.

Resume mixing on low speed to avoid flour spatter.

Stop the food mixer when combined.

Remove the flat beater.

Scrape the preparation stuck on it with a rubber spatula and transfer the pastry on a baking sheet lined with cling film. The pastry should be rather smooth.

Cover with cling film...

... and flatten evenly. Refrigerate to obtain a firm consistency which will be easier to work with a rolling pin.
We recommend making this rich shortcrust pastry the day before.