Puff Paste

Ingredients

• one pound of flour
• the same of butter
• if you use lard, it will take one-quarter of a pound less

Method

1. 1

   Mix half the butter or lard in the flour, using a very little water.

2. 2

   Roll out, cut part of the remaining butter or lard into bits on the paste, dredge with flour, fold over, roll lightly together and set aside in a cool place for half an hour.

3. 3

   Take out, roll again, put on butter as before.

4. 4

   Repeat this until the butter or lard is all gone.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Luncheons, breakfasts, simple dinners and carving (1905) by H. Myra Norton, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Puff Paste — This is made pound for pound. Use one pound of flour and the same of butter ; if you use lard, it will take one-quarter of a pound less

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.