Plain Puff Paste
Origin: London, England
Source: Anonymous, 1846
Ingredients
- 1 pound flour
- 2 ounces butter
- 6 ounces butter
- water
Instructions
- Rub two ounces of butter into the flour. Mix in a little water to form a stiff paste and roll it out. Add the remainder of the butter (about six ounces more, for a total of half a pound) by degrees. Fold the paste and roll it out about two or three times.