Rough Puff Paste

Ingredients

• 1 lb. flour
• Some cold water
• A pinch of salt
• i lb. butter
• Juice from half a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Rub the flour to check for lumps, sieve if necessary.

2. 2

   Wash and dry the butter, mix with flour, and add salt and lemon juice with enough water to form a smooth paste.

3. 3

   Roll out, fold, and repeat the process four times.

4. 4

   Roll to cover the dish, ensuring it is not thicker than half an inch.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Chambers's cookery for young housewives (1894) by Annie M. Griggs, page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ROUGH PUFF PASTE. 1 lb. flour. | Some cold water. A pinch of salt. I i lb. butter. Juice from half a lemon

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