Puff pastry is one of the classical french flaky delicacy made from flour and layered or laminated through puff fat or butter and baked.
Servings 4
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Cook Time 20 minutesmins
Rest Time 20 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH
200gAll purpose flour or Refined flour
10gpuff margarinebutter can be used
3gSalt
80mlCold waterapprox
FOR LAMINATION OR LAYERING
120gPuff margarinebutter can be also be used
Instructions
PREPARE THE DOUGH
In a butter paper or parchment paper align the butter for lamination into square shape a little less thickness and refrigerate until the dough is ready.
In a mixing bowl add the flour, salt and give a quick mix.Add the cold water slowly and and mix till a tight dough is formed.When the flour is combined add the butter and knead for about 5 minutes.Rest the dough for 5 minutes before sheeting.
Once the dough is rested sheet the dough into rectangle shape as shown and place the square butter in center and fold both the sides without seeing the butter outside and sheet it again into rectangle and rest in refrigerator for 5 minutes.
Once it is rested, sheet the dough little and fold the E fold where the one corner of dough is overlapped over the other and refrigerate the dough for 5 minutes.Again remove the dough and sheet into rectangle and fold both corners facing inside each other and and fold again as shown.The The E fold:The book fold:
Repeat the folds alternatively for 3 to 5 times where each fold is done 3 to 5 times individually.Rest the dough properly between each folds to retain the butter and to sheet properly.Once the final fold is done cut the dough into rectangle or round as your preferred shape and bake at 220 degree Celsius for 20 minutes.
Notes
After every fold or lamination refrigerate the dough for 5 to minutes so that the margarine is hard and you can sheet properly without messing up.Do the folds at least 3 times each to get as many layers you want.It should be done only with cold water to give the flour strength to act with cooled margarine.It can be made with butter instead of margarine.