I've always loved the crust part of tarts so much so that I always ate it last. Many recipes call for lining a mold with crust, adding the filling and baking it all together, but for tart crust lovers like me, they always end up tasting uncooked, and I've been disappointed many times. By baking the crust at a high temperature beforehand, it becomes crispy and nutty. The almond flour adds depth to the flavor, so even if the crust is thick, it will be delicious.Having baked many a tart without using pie weights, I've been able to come up with a way to bake a beautiful crust without the weights. If you want to use up the egg, just double the ingredient amounts and for 2 tarts' worth. You can freeze the unbaked dough, and it's on the sweet side too, so it's also delicious rolled and baked as cookies. Recipe by noi mama chan

I wanted to make a hard tart, but with less oil and moisture than what I've made up until now, so I took out one egg from the recipe and tested it out a few times.In Step 1, if you have parts that ball up and clump together, they will cause the crust to lose its texture when eating, so be sure to thoroughly break up all the clumps until the mixture is crumbly. To help with this, keep the butter in the fridge until just before using it.The crust will shrink a little when baked, so be sure to press the dough with your fingers to make it stand up just a little higher than the pan.It's okay even if you don't grease the tart pan with anything. For 20 cm [7.9 in] tart. Recipe by Koharumama

This is a tart crust I always use.You can also freeze the tart dough from Step 7. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap, put into a plastic bag with a zip seal, and store in the freezer.The baking times may vary by ovens, so please keep an eye on the color of the crust as it bakes and adjust the baking times accordingly. Recipe by Otometeo

I wanted to eat a nice crunchy tart! So I tried this!!It goes with just about everything so give it a try.The crust will turn out nicest if you work through Steps 1 and 2!When baking, sometimes bits of the dough will rise so keep an eye on it and use the back of a fork to push down any rising parts.At Step 6 if the dough is not sticking together try warming your hands or mixing it in a warmer room of your house. The key point to making a crunchy crust is for the dough to be thoroughly mixed! For one 18 cm [7.1 in] tart crust. Recipe by Hinanako*

If you make shortcrust pastry dough in the way you'd make cookie dough, it won't be very crispy and crumbly, so I tried making it like a folded puff pastry crust, and the results were very crispy and delicious.I reduced the amount of butter used to cut the calories as well as the cost. If you don't have unsalted butter, you can make it with salted butter.○This amount will line an 18cm diameter tart tin without any leftovers, so use all of the dough.○Roll out the dough so the bottom of the tart is 3mm thick, and the sides about 5mm thick. You can do a bit of cutting and patching of the crust without any issues. Recipe by Ikumihan

Making a pie crust is a bit of a pain, and the store-bought kinds are kind of expensive, so I fiddled around and made a crust that's good for a quiche more than a tart.When lining the tart pan with the dough, try to make the dough as thin as possible. Press it in with your fingers.If using in tarts, adjust the sugar to 20-40 g.If you make a double batch (the pictures show double), you can freeze the leftovers as-is at Step 4. Recipe by Rizzy

This recipe will make 1 double pie crust or a dozen medium tarts. The trick to tender pie crust is to NOT over handle it. This should not be re-worked more than once.

It won't break easily but is easy to handle. It's flaky and delicious .That's my tart crust.This crust won't shrink that much when it's baked. But if you are worried, use baking beans .Step 8: Flip over the dough and tart mold quickly! If you do it slowly, it will crack and you'll have to do it all over again.Step 6: When you bring the dough to room temperature in a microwave, heat for 20 seconds at 500W. Recipe by peko&poko

For one layer of pie. If you want to make 2 layers of crust, just double the amount of ingredients.

I thought I had a tart crust recipe I liked, but I forgot where I put it. These ingredient amounts were rough estimates.If you're making two pies at the same time, rather than using two egg yolks, you can just use one whole egg. (Recipe by Setsubunhijiki)

This is the pie crust I got from my mom. She got the recipe from a client of hers. It is a tasty crust that will make you wish you never had to eat so many store bought pie crusts. This recipe yields two, 2-crust, pie crusts.

The addition of the vinegar lends to an easier working dough, relaxing gluten. This was an experiment gone terribly fabulous!