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Oil Shortbread Dough

Oil Shortbread Dough

Oil Shortbread Dough – a great dairy-free and lower fat option for delicious tarts.
Course Dough
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 300 gms – 2 ½ cups plain flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 100 ml – 7 ¼ tbsp a little less than ½ cup vegetable or light olive oil
  • 100 gms – ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  1. Knead the flour together with the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt until obtaining a smooth dough.
  2. Wrap it with some cling wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  3. Now it’s ready to be transformed into a delicious tart!

Recipe Notes

You can make the dough by hand or using a food processor. If you use a food processor, simply whiz all the ingredients together until they look like breadcrumbs, then transfer to a working surface and knead together into dough.