Rough Puff Pastry Recipe

Rough Puff Pastry The Daring Gourmet

WEBNov 3, 2023 · Use a pastry cutter or similar to straighten out the sides of the dough. Fold the short side of the rectangle down to the middle. Then …

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1. There are two methods for making rough puff pastry and you can choose whichever suits you.The first method is pictured in the blog post above. Add the chunks of butter to the flour and simply toss them with flour, then add the water and start working the dough with your hands until it comes together in a rough, chunky mass (the large chunks of butter will remain in the dough). Then proceed with rolling out the dough. Advocates of this method maintain that it produces flakier end results.The other method is to pulse the chunks of butter and flour in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then add the water and work the dough until it comes together. The proceed with rolling out the dough.Both methods work, your choice.
2. For the following steps work very quickly when rolling out the dough so that the butter doesn't get too soft and smear.Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick on a lightly flour work surface. Use a pastry cutter or similar to straighten out the sides of the dough.Fold the short side of the rectangle down to the middle. Then fold the bottom half up over the top half, folding it like a letter (see blog post for pictured illustrations). Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and freeze for 20 minutes.Repeat the process again at least 4 times and up to as many times as you like, wrapping and freezing each time. It's critical that the butter in the dough stays very cold so don't skip the freezing step.After the final time of rolling, fold the dough like a letter again, wrap very tightly in plastic wrap, and store either in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze (place the wrapped dough in a freezer bag) for up to a month. When you're ready to use it simply remove it from the

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Easy Rough Puff Pastry Recipe The Woks of Life

WEBMar 20, 2019 · Make the rough puff pastry dough: Mix together the flour and salt in your chilled bowl. Use a hand grater to grate your cold butter …

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1. If using frozen butter, take it out of the freezer to let it warm up just a bit while preparing other ingredients.
2. Mix together the flour and salt in your chilled bowl.
3. Flour a surface, preferably a stone countertop to keep the dough cool and flour your rolling pin thoroughly as well.
4. Roll the dough out again into a 6x15 inch rectangle (15x38 cm).

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Easy Rough Puff Pastry Super Flaky Baking With Butter

WEBJun 3, 2022 · Add the cold cubes of butter to the flour. Use a pastry cutter to roughly cut the butter into the flour, but not too small. A few small pieces are fine but the rest can be left …

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