Puff Paste

Ingredients

• 1 pound of butter
• 1 pound and 2 ounces of flour
• Water.

Directions

1. Mix, with a knife, together 9 ounces of flour and 1/4 pound of butter in a tin pan with some water.
2. Roll out the mixture and add more flour.
3. Add 1/4 pound of butter to the mixture, folding and rolling it out again.
4. Continue to mix, fold, and roll whilst adding flour and 1/4 pound of butter at a time until all is used.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Isaac Guidry
Louisiana Anthology
September 27, 2023