Puff Paste

Ingredients

• One-quarter pound of butter
• One-quarter pound of flour
• yolk of one egg
• one-half gill of cold water
• six drops of lemon juice

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour onto a board.

2. 2

   Mix yolk, lemon juice, and cold water.

3. 3

   Make a well in flour, add mixture, and knead.

4. 4

   Roll out thin, spread butter, fold, and roll again.

5. 5

   Repeat folding and rolling seven times, cooling between rollings.

6. 6

   Use for vol-au-vent or other purposes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of cooking (1880) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 80. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One-quarter pound of butter, one- quarter pound of flour, yolk of one egg, one-half gill of cold water, six drops of lemon juice

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