Short Paste. No. 7.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
Status: success · extracted 14 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (4)

flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
butter as possible, without its being greasy ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
bits of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (2)

Rub into your flour as much butter as possible, without its being greasy; rub it in very fine; put water to make it into a nice light paste; roll it out; stick bits of butter all over it; then flour and roll it up again.
Do this three times;

Original Text

Short Paste. No. 7.

Rub into your flour as much butter as possible, without its being greasy; rub it in very fine; put water to make it into a nice light paste; roll it out; stick bits of butter all over it; then flour and roll it up again. Do this three times; it is excellent for meat-pies.

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