Puff Paste

Ingredients

• 0.25 pound Butter
• 1.5 pounds Flour
• 0.5 Lemon
• Thin cream
• 1 Egg
• Water

Instructions

1. Roll about a quarter of a pound of butter into one and a half pounds of flour with the juice of half a lemon.
2. Mix with thin cream instead of water and add the yolk and white of one egg, using a little water if necessary.
3. Roll out the dough thinly and put the butter on in little dabs.
4. Roll out again and spread the rest of the butter over it.
5. Fold up and let it lie for an hour.
6. Use for tarts or savoury pies.