Puff Pastry Homemade
A buttery and simple homemade puff pastry.
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- •250 grams Unsalted butterDivided into two parts
- •2 cups All-purpose flour
- •1/2 tsp Salt
- •1/2 cup Cold water
- •1 tsp Lemon juiceLime juice or vinegar can be used as a substitute
- 1
Cut off one third of the butter and dice it into 13mm cubes. Keep the remaining butter in the fridge.
3 min
- 2
Add flour and salt to a large bowl, mix, then add diced butter and rub in with fingers until lumps are gone.
3 min
- 3
Add cold water and lemon juice, mix, and bring the dough together. Form into a rectangle and refrigerate for 1 hour.
5 min
- 4
Prepare the remaining butter by rolling it into a 12cm square between parchment paper. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
10 min
- 5
Roll out the dough into a 30x18cm rectangle, place butter on top, fold, and roll out again. Repeat folding and rolling process four times, refrigerating for 20 minutes between each.
40 min
- 6
After the final fold, refrigerate the pastry for 20 minutes. The puff pastry is now ready to use or store.
20 min
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