Pasta Frolla--Italian Sweet Pastry Dough

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly grated zest of one lemon or orange
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and zest.
2. Cut in the butter, until it resembles coarse meal.
3. Add the egg and the vanilla and toss the mixture until incorporated.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead very lightly, forming into a disk.
5. Chill, wrapped in plastic at least 1 hour or overnight. Let the dough stand at room temperature until softened, but still firm enough to roll out

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