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Title

Flaky Pastry

Subject

flour

salt

butter

water

Description

Flaky pastry-
Sift 2 c flour & 1 tsp salt into
a chilled mixing bowl. With 2 knives
or a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 cup
cold butter until mixture resembles
meal. Cut in another 1/3 cup cup
butter, to make lumps the size of
peas. Sprinkle 4 to 6 tblsp ice water
using (as little as possible) a tblsp
at a time, over the dough & stir in
quickly & gently until it can be

Back:
gathered together with fork & clean
+ bowl. Form the dough into a ball.
Wrap it in wax paper & chill for 30 min.
Roll out the dough in a rectangle
about 1/3 in thick & cover it with 3 tblsp
hard butter, cut in thin shavings. Fold
the upper third of the dough over the center
& fold the lower third of dough over the
upper flap, making 3 layers. Give the dough
a quarter turn. Roll it out thinly in
a rectangle & fold it again in thirds.
Wrap the dough in wax paper & chill
it for several hrs. or over night.

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# Flaky Pastry

## Ingredients

- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup cold butter (first addition)
- 1/3 cup cold butter (second addition)
- 4 to 6 Tbsp ice water
- 3 Tbsp hard butter, cut in thin shavings (for rolling)

## Instructions

1. Sift 2 cups flour and 1 tsp salt into a chilled mixing bowl.
2. With 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in 1/3 cup cold butter until mixture resembles meal.
3. Cut in another 1/3 cup butter to make lumps the size of peas.
4. Sprinkle 4 to 6 Tbsp ice water, using as little as possible, a Tbsp at a time, over the dough and stir in quickly and gently until it can be gathered together into a fork and clean above.
5. Form the dough into a ball. Wrap it in wax paper and chill for 30 minutes.
6. Roll out the dough in a rectangle about 1/3 inch thick and cover it with 3 Tbsp hard butter, cut in thin shavings.
7. Fold the upper third of the dough over the center and fold the lower third of dough over the upper flap, making 3 layers.
8. Give the dough a quarter turn. Roll it out thinly in a rectangle and fold it again in thirds.
9. Wrap the dough in wax paper and chill it for several hours or overnight.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0110

Coverage

Oregon, US