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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook
Puff paste should be used for vol−au−vents, patties, rissoles, bouchées, cheese straws,
etc. It may be used for rims and upper crusts of pies, but never for lower crusts. Plain paste
be used where pastry is needed, except for vol−au−vents and patties.
tarts,
may
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Puff Paste
1
pound
butter
1
1
pound pastry flour or
4 ozs. bread flour
Cold water
Wash the butter, pat and fold until no water flies. Reserve two tablespoons of butter, and
shape
with
remainder into a circular piece one−half inch thick, and put on floured board. Work two
tablespoons of butter into flour with the tips of fingers of the right hand. Moisten to a dough
cold water, turn on slightly floured board, and knead five minutes. Cover with towel, and let
stand five minutes.
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Pat and roll one−fourth inch thick, keeping paste a little wider than long, and corners
square. If
this cannot be accomplished with rolling−pin, draw into shape with fingers. Place butter on
centre
of lower half of paste. Cover butter by folding upper half of paste over it. Press edges firmly,
enclose as much air as possible.
to
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Fold right side of paste over enclosed butter, the left side under enclosed butter. Turn paste
half−way round, cover, and let stand five minutes. Pat, and roll one−fourth inch thick, having
paste longer than wide, lifting often to prevent paste from sticking, and dredging board
slightly
with flour when necessary. Fold from ends towards centre, making three layers. Cover, and let
stand five minutes. Repeat twice, turning paste half−way round each time before rolling.
After
chill;
fourth rolling, fold from ends to centre, and double, making four layers. Put in cold place to
if outside temperature is not sufficiently cold, fold paste in a towel, put in a dripping−pan, and
place between dripping pans of crushed ice. If paste is to be kept for several days, wrap in a
napkin, put in tin pail and cover tightly, then put in cold place; if in ice box, do not allow pail
to
come in direct contact with ice.
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