American Puff Paste

Ingredients

• One pound of butter washed well in ice water
• one pound of mixed flour
• one ounce of baking powder
• one egg
• one teaspoonful of salt
• enough ice water to make a smooth paste

Method

1. 1

   Mix butter and flour very light with baking powder, egg, salt, and enough ice water to make a smooth paste.

2. 2

   Roll out about 18 inches long and 10 inches wide, fold ends to meet in the middle, and double again.

3. 3

   Let rest in ice box for an hour, and repeat this until rolled out four times.

4. 4

   For tarts and patties, roll out to 1/4 inch thickness, cut with biscuit cutter, lay on clean cooky tins, and let rest in a cold place before baking.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Perfection in baking (1895) by Emil Braun, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One pound of butter washed well in ice water and one pound of mixed flour; mix together very light, with one ounce of baking powder, one egg, one teaspoonful of salt and enough ice water to make a smooth paste

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