Chopped Or Rough Paste Recipe

Ingredients for Chopped Or Rough Paste

• 1 lb. flour
• 14 oz. butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup ice water

Instructions

1. Sift flour and salt, chop the butter into it with two knives.
2. Add the water slowly, tossing the mass together until a little more than half the flour is moistened.
3. Turn on moulding board.
4. Form with a long knife into a square mould and press down with a cold rolling pin, rolling gently till the mass is three times as long as it is wide.
5. With a broad bladed knife turn over the ends so as to fold it in thirds, roll out again, repeat, gathering all the loose crumbs between the folds at each turn.
6. It will usually need four turns.
7. This can be shaped and baked at once but is more flaky if allowed to chill on ice for an hour.