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Rough Puff Pastry

Ingredients
1/2 lb Flour
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
4 oz Clarified Fat and lard
Pinch of Salt
1 gill Water
A squeeze of Lemon Juice

Method

Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Break lard and fat into pieces about the size of a nut, add to flour and stir around lightly. Mix into a fairly soft dough with the water and lemon juice, turn on to floured board and knead well.

Roll out into a thin sheet, fold into three folds, then across into two folds, and roll firmly and evenly to shape and size required.

The edges of rough puff pastry should be cut sharply only never decorated. the plain cut edges will rise in flakes: The decorated edge will not rise.

Remarks
Rough puff pastry can be used for meat and apple pies and small pastries.

Variations
See this traditional version and this restaurant quantity version
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Golden Fruit Biscuits Patisserie; Baked Goods - Sultana biscuit

Cornflake Biscuits Patisserie; Baked Goods - Biscuits with sultanas coated with crisp cornflakes

Rolled Oats Biscuits Patisserie; Baked Goods

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Honey'n Fruit Chews Patisserie; Baked Goods - Fruit, marshmallow, condensed milk & cornflakes

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Gingernut Refrigerator Cake Patisserie; Baked Goods - Bananas, pineapple & gingernut biscuits set with butter & chilled

Golden Coconut Crisps Patisserie; Baked Goods - Coconut biscuits flavoured with Golden Syrup & filled with raspberry jam

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Easy Patty Cakes Patisserie; Baked Goods

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