SOUR CREAM PASTRY (HORS)

By BobD

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups flour
• Salt, if desired
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream

Details

Adapted from events.nytimes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put 3 1/4 cups of the flour, salt to taste, baking powder, butter, eggs and sour cream into the container of a food processor. Process until thoroughly blended.

If a food processor is not used, put the flour, salt to taste and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and cut it with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. Using a fork, add the eggs and thoroughly blend.

Scrape the mixture out onto a lightly floured board and knead as briefly as possible, using as little flour as possible to make a smooth and workable dough.

Shape the dough into a flat cake and wrap it in plastic wrap. Chill until ready to use.