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Basics: puff pastry

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Import-Recipe - Basics: puff pastry

Versatile, crispy and light pastry that can be used for both sweet and savory baking recipes.

Duration
Total40min
Prep40min

Tools

STAND_MIXERSTAND_MIXER

Ingredients

Serving

500 g

flour

600 g

butter, cold and cubed

10 g

caster sugar

1 tsp

salt

200 ml

ice cold water

Step by step

  1. Add the flour, 100 g cold cubed butter, sugar, salt and cold water to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the Dough Hook. Put on speed 1 and knead for 5 minutes until a dough forms.

  2. Shape the dough into a large rectangle and refrigerate for 2 hours.

  3. Flatten 500 g butter to a rectangle 2/3 the size of the dough by using a rolling pin. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

  4. Place the butter on the dough, fold the dough onto the butter and pich the sides closed. Roll out lenght-wise to double the size, fold in three and pinch the sides. Chill for 2 hours in the fridge.

  5. Repeat the last steps (roll, fold, pinch, chill) 5 more times.

  6. The pastry is now ready to use in sweet or savory baking recipes. You can also store the pastry wrapped in the freezer for up to 6 months.