English Puff Paste

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted flour
• coarse sea salt to taste
• ½ cup water
• lard for spreading

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine 1 cup of sifted flour and coarse sea salt to taste.

2. Add nearly ½ cup of water and mix with a spoon until the dough leaves the bowl.

3. Roll out the dough thinly and spread lard all over it, then sift flour over the lard.

4. Fold the dough twice, roll it out again, spread with lard, and sift with flour.

5. Repeat this process three times.

6. This will make 3 pie crusts or can be used for pattie crusts filled with creamed oysters, mushrooms, chicken, or jelly.