Place the flour and among the butter cubes within the meals processor. Pulse till the butter is labored into the dough. Add the remainder of the butter and pulse just some extra occasions. Including the butter in batches ensures it’s labored evenly by the flour.

Add the chilly water and pulse a number of extra occasions or till the dough varieties a ball. It’s essential to not over course of the dough at this level – it ought to solely take 4 to 5 extra pulses for this step.

At this level, your dough could have bits of butter all through however don’t fear, that’s what makes this dough flaky.
Switch the dough to a calmly floured floor. One factor I seen is you must be sure that to maintain your floor calmly floured on a regular basis, gently type right into a compact ball.

Calmly flour your rolling-pin, roll the dough out to a rectangle roughly 12×18 inches (30×45 cm).


To create all of the flaky layers, fold the rectangle in half after which in half once more, like an envelope.

Fold it yet one more time in half after which wrap it in plastic wrap and chill it for one to 2 hours. As soon as your puff pastry dough is chilled it’s prepared to make use of!

Storage and Freezing Suggestions
- Retailer the home made puff pastry within the fridge for 2-3 days. Ensure it’s sealed in plastic wrap.
- You too can freeze it. Wrap it properly in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag or container, it should hold within the freezer for as much as a month.
- Earlier than utilizing the frozen dough, depart it folded and wrapped and thaw it within the fridge in a single day. Roll the dough out with out unfolding it first.
Easy methods to Use It
There are numerous methods to make use of your puff pastry sheets, each savory and candy. Right here I’m sharing two completely different pastry recipes that you simply would possibly prefer to attempt!
Savory Filling
With the primary half, I rolled the dough right into a rectangle, lined it with slices of Cooked Ham and Shredded Gruyere Cheese, though any cream cheese would work.
I rolled it up as tight as attainable, wrapped it in plastic and refrigerated it for about 20 minutes.

Then with a really sharp knife I made 1/4 inch slices, positioned them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, sprinkled just a little extra shredded cheese and baked them for about 20 minutes

They make the right appetizers and had been gone in minutes!
Candy Filling
The remaining dough I rolled the pastry right into a circle and made 8 triangles, on every triangle, on the underside (giant half) I positioned one or two skinny slices of pear, some chopped walnuts and a sprinkling of chocolate chips.
I then rolled them up beginning on the backside (giant half) and positioned the on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

I brushed them with an egg wash and baked them for about 10-Quarter-hour. Allow them to cool and just a little dusting of Powdered Sugar is all they want.

If pears aren’t to your liking, then you could possibly fill them with 2-3 apples slices tossed with just a little brown sugar and cinnamon.
You probably have any leftover dough you could possibly at all times make some double cheese savory twists. They’d be good with an enormous bowl of Soup or Stew.
I hope you determine to present this 10 Minute Selfmade Puff Pastry a go. Let me know what you suppose and the way you crammed yours. Take pleasure in!