Bordures en Pâte Blanche (White Paste Borders)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Bring 1 décilitre of water, 5 grammes of salt and 20 grammes of lard to the boil in a saucepan.
  2. Add 100 grammes of sifted flour and dry the paste out thoroughly.
  3. Turn it out onto a marble slab and work in 100 grammes of starch until absorbed.
  4. Give the paste 10 turns and let it rest.
  5. Roll it out 7 millimetres thick and cut it as wanted with a special cutter.
  6. Dry the pieces in the drying oven.
  7. Stick them onto the edges of the dish with repère.

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