665. +Short Paste (Mürber Teig--German art).+-- ½ pound sifted flour, 6 ounces butter, the yolks of 4 eggs, a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoonful sugar and the grated rind of ½ lemon; knead the butter in ice water, to remove the salt, and dry it in a napkin; put the flour on a board, make a hollow in center, put in the yolks, lemon, sugar, salt and butter and work it quickly into a smooth dough with your hands; set it on ice for 1 hour before using. Another way:--½ cup butter, the yolks of 3 eggs, 4 tablespoonfuls cream, ½ tablespoonful sugar, a pinch of salt and ½ pound flour; mix these ingredients together the same as above. Short paste (or Mürber Teig) is used a great deal in Germany the same as pie crust in America, and is excellent when made right. A very nice pie is made as follows:--Roll the paste out very thin, cover a pie plate with it (one which is not very deep), cut off what hangs over the edge of plate, spread a thick layer of any kind of fruit marmalade over it, cover with a thin layer of the paste and bake in a quick oven; or bake thin layers of the paste the same as Jelly Cake, and when done lay 2 together with jelly, fruit marmalade or whipped cream between them. Another way to use it is:--Roll the paste out { ~VULGAR FRACTION ONE EIGHTH~} of an inch in thickness, cut it into rounds with a cake cutter, brush them over with beaten egg and sprinkle chopped nuts and sugar over them; bake in a medium hot oven and serve with wine.
666. +Neapolitan Paste.+-- Scald 5 ounces almonds in boiling water and let them lay for a few minutes; then remove the brown skins and pound the almonds fine in a wedgewood mortar with the yolks of 4 eggs and 1 tablespoonful powdered sugar; sift 1 pound flour on a pastry board, make a hollow in center, put in ¾ pound butter, ½ pound powdered sugar, the almonds, 1 whole egg and 1 yolk and the finely chopped peel of 1 lemon; work this into a stiff paste and set it for 1 hour on ice before using.
667. +Florentinian Paste.+-- Sift 1 pound flour on a pastry board, make a hollow in center, put in 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 5 ounces grated chocolate, 2 whole eggs and the yolks of 5 hard boiled eggs rubbed through a sieve; add a little cinnamon and vanilla; knead this into a smooth paste and let it stand for 1 hour in a cool place before using.