How To make Puff Pastry
4 1/2 cups all purpose unbleached flour
4 cups margarine or butter
1 1/2 cup -- very cold water
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons flour
Place flour and salt in a bowl.Cut 1 T butter into flour, Make a well in the center and add water.Stir to combine. Turn dough onto a working surface, preferably marble, and knead 10 minutes, adding very little flour if needed. Chill 1/2 an hour. Meanwhile, prepare margarine. Process margarine and 2 T flour to combine. Make an even 4 inch square plaque .Chill 20 minutes. Roll out dough into a 1/2 inch thick square. Place butter plaque in center and fold the sides over the butter to cover it and overlap a little.Press edges with rolling pin. Roll out dough to 1 inch thick. Fold in 3 like a letter. Roll out again and fold as before. Chil wrapped in film and covered with a damp clothl 1/2 hour. Repeat the previous procedures 3 times. You will have rolled and folded 6 times altogether. You may freeze it up to 6 monthsor keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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How to Make Puff Pastry | Bake It Up a Notch with Erin McDowell
Baker extraordinaire Erin McDowell is breaking down all things puff pastry in our first episode of Bake It Up a Notch. She explains the magic behind puff pastry's flaky layers, shares a detailed step-by-step tutorial on making puff pastry from scratch, and also shares her go-to recipe for rough puff pastry. Stick around for a quick run-through of Erin's favorite puff pastry desserts! LEARN MORE ►►
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0:00:50 - The flakiness of puff pastry, explained + Erin's keys to success
0:03:19 - How to make puff pastry dough
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0:13:05 - How to fold puff pastry
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0:31:54 - A quick puff pastry comparison
0:32:55 - Erin's favorite puff pastry recipe ideas
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Never buy puff pastry again: The easiest puff pastry recipe (ready in one hour)
This is by far the easiest and fastest puff pastry recipe I came across. It take less then a hour to be ready and can be use in all sorts of savory and sweet puff pastry recipes.
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75 ml / 2.53 fluid oz water
250 grams / 0.55 pound all purpose flour
200 grams /8.8 oz plain unsalted butter ( has to have at least 82 % fat content)
a pinch of salt
For the dough folding: 3 turns is the norm / do more if you like
Dimension for the folding of the dough: a rectangle of 45 cm / 17.7 inches long by 15 cm /5.9 inch wide
Cooking Times and temperature:
usually 180 degrees Celsius ( 356 Fahrenheit) for 20 to 30 minutes depending on what you use it for and the performance of your oven.
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Puff Pastry Recipe
Flaky and buttery, this homemade Puff Pastry is shockingly easy to make. Made with only five simple ingredients, you can have a high-quality, melt-in-your-mouth puff pastry in no time.
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Puff pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée, is a flakey pastry made by laminating dough. Frozen sheets of puff pastry are easy to pick up at the store, but after trying this quick homemade puff pastry recipe, you’re never going to want to go back to store-bought. While it does take a little bit of elbow grease, homemade puff pastry just cannot be beaten. Thanks to the quality of ingredients used, you can really taste the difference when you make puff pastry from scratch.
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Full Puff vs Rough Puff Pastry
rough puff:
2 1/4 c (315g) AP flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 c (151g) cold water
8 oz (227g) butter, cold and cubed
add flour and salt to a bowl. add butter. add water and mix until a shaggy dough forms. refrigerate for 30 min
roll out into a rectangle. fold the dough in thirds. rotate 90 degrees. roll and fold. refrigerate for 30 min
repeat rolling and folding as many times as desired, refrigerating 30 min in between each two folds
Easier than you think, appetizer made from puff pastry and simple ingredients!
Easier than you think, appetizer made from puff pastry and simple ingredients!
Ingredients:
puff pastry: 400 g (14 oz)
parsley: 25 g (0.9 oz)
melted butter: 30 g (1.1 oz)
salt: 3 g (0.1 oz)
garlic: 10 g (0.4 oz)
ham: 150 g (5.3 oz)
cheese: 150 g (5.3 oz)
eggs: 1 pc
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