Tender All-purpose Dough

Description
In Romanian: Aluat fraged pentru diferite intrebuintari

Ingredients

 * 1 lb / 500 g flour
 * 2 tablespoons butter or lard
 * 2 yolks
 * 2 tablespoons sour cream
 * 2 tablespoons sugar
 * a little salt
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 tablespoons white wine

Directions

 * 1) Knead the butter or lard with as much flour as necessary to make into a soft dough.
 * 2) Add the yolks, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, wine and salt.
 * 3) Add the remaining flour, knead well, cover and let it rest for a half hour.
 * 4) Divide the dough into 2 parts and roll each one into a pencil thick sheet.
 * 5) Lay one sheet on the bottom of the baking pan, prick with the fork and bake.
 * 6) When the dough has risen a little and has lightened in color, quickly spread the desired filling (cottage cheese, grated apples or other fruits, marmalade or preserves, etc.).
 * 7) Cover with the second sheet, prick this one with a fork too, wash with egg white and bake at medium heat until golden-brown.
 * 8) When ready, cut into squares and sprinkle confectioner's sugar on top.
 * 9) This may also be filled with meat or liver; in this case, reduced the sugar to 1 level teaspoon and omit vanilla.