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Butter Dough for Cakes

4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 375 g butter (washed)
• 1 pcs egg
• 1 pcs egg yolk
• 2 tbsp brandy
• 1 upper cup water

Instructions

1. Place the flour in a bowl, tear the butter into small pieces and mix in.
2. Make a well in the center and add the eggs beaten with water and the brandy.
3. Use a knife to form a dough, which is rolled out four times like puff pastry and used as desired.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.