Laminated Butter Pastry Dough

Ingredients

• 1 quart flour
• 4 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks
• Cream (as needed to form stiff paste)
• ¾ pound butter

Method

1. 1 Mix flour, egg whites, and egg yolks with enough cream to form a stiff paste.
2. 2 Roll out the paste on a surface.
3. 3 Lay small bits of butter (equal in hardness to the paste) onto the rolled dough, distributing them in ten separate layers.
4. 4 Roll and fold the dough always in one direction to create layers.
5. 5 Use the finished pastry as desired for your recipe.