Puff Paste Recipe

The _puffs_ made me light,

And now that's all over, I'm pretty well, thank you.

MOORE.

Weigh an equal quantity of flour and butter, rub rather more than half

the flour into one-third of the butter; add as much cold water as will

make it into a stiff paste; work it until the butter be completely mixed

with the flour, make it round, beat it with the rolling-pin, dust it, as

also the rolling-pin with flour, and roll it out towards the opposite

side of the slab, or paste-board, making it of an equal thickness, then

with the point of a knife, put little bits of butter all over it, dust

flour over it and under it, fold in all the sides, and roll it up, dust

it again with flour, beat it a little, and roll out, always rubbing the

rolling-pin with flour, and throwing some underneath the paste to

prevent its sticking to the board.

It should be touched as little as possible with the hands.