Royal Paste

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound butter
• 1 pound flour
• 4 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 ounces fine sugar

Instructions

1. Rub half a pound of butter into one pound of flour.
2. Beat four egg whites to a foam, then add two yolks and two ounces of fine sugar.
3. Roll often, rubbing in one third of the butter and rolling in the other two thirds.
4. Use for tarts and apple cakes.