Name: How to Make Puff Pastry
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 450
Ingredients: 2 cups All purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 cup unsalted butter; 8 tablespoons cold water; lemon juice

Preparation steps

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Sift together the flour and the salt into a mixing bowl.

Step 2/8

Work the butter with a knife until it is soft. Rub 50 g| 2 oz butter into the flour and salt.

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Add the water and lemon juice and mix to a farily soft elastic dough.

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Knead lightly on a floured surface until smooth.

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Roll out the dough into an oblong, 3 times as long as it is wide.

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Dice the remaining butter and put 1/4 of it over the top 2/3 of dough. fold the bottom third up and the top third down and give it a half turn, so that the folds are now at the sides. Seal the edges by pressing with a rolling pin.

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Repeat the rolling and folding process until all the butter is used.

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Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill for at least 30 minutes before using.