Puff Pastry

Flaky Pastry Perfection

Puff Pastry
Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • teaspoons kosher or sea salt
  • sticks sweet butter chilled
  • 1 cup ice-cold water

Instructions

Prepare the Dough:

  • In a large bowl, mix the flours and stir in the salt.
  • Cut the chilled butter into lengthwise quarters and then into ½-inch cubes.
  • Add the butter cubes to the flour mixture.
  • Using your fingers, flatten each cube into flakes while combining them with the flour.
  • Refrigerate the mixture for 10 minutes, ensuring the butter remains firm.
  • Add the ice-cold water and stir until the dough loosely holds together.

Shape the Dough:

  • Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and pat it into an 18 x 8-inch rectangle.
  • Sprinkle the top with flour.
  • Fold the dough lengthwise in thirds, similar to folding a business letter.
  • After folding, flour the work surface again and the top of the dough.
  • Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to maintain the previous size, keeping the folded sides as the width and the open ends as the length.
  • Work swiftly; refrigerate briefly if the butter softens.

Repeat Folding and Rolling:

  • Fold the dough a second time in the same manner, roll it out again, and repeat this process two more times (for a total of four times).
  • Ensure surfaces are floured as needed, and always end with the dough folded.

Chill and Store:

  • Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 40 minutes.
  • Roll and fold it twice more.
  • The dough is now ready to use or can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer for future use.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 170 kcal
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Course Pastry / Pie
Cuisine Spain
Diets Vegetarian