Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 egg
Directions
1
J lb. butter. yolk of 1 egg.
2
i lb. flour. lemon juice,
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cold water.
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Mix the yolk with 2 tablespoons water and lemon-juice, mix flour with this, knead lightly with the fingers, roll out to ^-inch thickness. Wash butter, lay in a clean cloth, beat it lightly with hand till ^ size of strip of pastry ; lay butter on the dough, fold over, press edges lightly together, roll out, fold in three, stand on ice 10 minutes ; repeat process until pastry has been rolled seven times. To ensure success : — Keep quite cold while making ; roll each time as long a strip as possible ; fold evenly.
By Hamilton, Margaret ·
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