Puff Pastry
The puff pastry can easily be found in the grocery stores and of very good quality, but for the purists I've included a fairly simple puff pastry recipe. Be patient and take your time for a great pastry dough.
Prep Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Resting Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 3 hours hrs
- 6 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2¼ cups Water
- 2 lbs Cold Butter sliced into ¼" strips
In a mixer fitted with dough hook place flour, salt and water and run machine until dough comes away from sides.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a rectangle and let rest for 5 minutes.
Place butter strip in center of dough and fold over side to cover butter. Roll back to a rectangle careful not to break dough and expose butter. Turn 90 degrees and fold dough in thirds then roll again.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes, repeat the roll and fold two more times.
Chill dough again for 30 minutes before using.
For Croissants bake puff pastry in a 400℉ oven for optimum puffiness and flakiness.
Let rest 10 minutes.
Keyword Croissants, Puff Pastry