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Pastry Base for Cake

4 servings

Ingredients

• puff pastry (basic recipe) (as needed)
• egg or water (for brushing) (a little)

Instructions

1. Before the puff pastry is rolled out for the fourth time, cut off a piece for the edge.
2. Roll out the larger piece thinly, place a baking sheet lid of the desired size on it, and cut out the base with a pastry wheel.
3. Dust with a little flour, fold the dough crosswise to make it easier to transfer to the baking sheet, brush off the flour there, and brush the edge where it will lie with some egg or water (omit the cut edges).
4. Place an edge made from the cut, rolled-out dough and prick the base in several places to prevent bubbles from forming.
5. The prepared dough must go into the oven without delay, otherwise the puff pastry will not succeed.
6. Bake at the first heat setting for a maximum of half an hour.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.