French Pastry

Ingredients

• J pint of boiling water
• 2 oz. of butter
• 5 oz. of Vienna flour
• 3 eggs

Method

1. 1

   Let the butter dissolve in the boiling water, then mix in the flour, stirring briskly until the mixture leaves the sides of the saucepan and forms a thick uniform mass.

2. 2

   Let it cool a little, then add the eggs one at a time.

3. 3

   Bake in a moderate oven.

4. 4

   Shape the pastry in dessert spoons, drop it in rocky lumps on a buttered baking sheet, or roll it in long finger shapes.

5. 5

   When baked, make an incision and fill with whipped cream or custard.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household gas cookery book (1900) by Helen Edden, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

French Pastry. — Ingredients : J pint of boiling water, 2 oz. of butter, 5 oz. of Vienna flour, 3 eggs

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