Pate Brisee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cold,cut into 1/2 inch bits
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup ice water, approximately

Preparation

Put flour into mixing bowl.
Add butter and sugar and salt.
With hands, break butter into flour.
The bits of flour should remain visible as pea-size bits throughout the flour.
Add enough water and knead just enough for the ingredients to hold together.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.