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folded rolled out puff pastry

Quick and Easy Puff Pastry

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course
Cuisine: American, French
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 159kcal
Author: Emily
Never buy puff pastry again! This quick and easy recipe is a game-changer for anything from dinner to desserts to appetizers.
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Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 10 tablespoon butter, chilled salted or unsalted (add ¼ teaspoon salt if unsalted)
  • cup ice-cold water

Instructions

  • Place water and ice in a small bowl or cup to get the water nice and chilled before using. Place the flour in a mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Use your cheese grater and grate your chilled butter into the bowl with the flour. Use a pastry cutter to combine flour and butter into a crumble.
  • Measure the chilled water and add it to the flour mixture. Stir to combine as best as possible. Use your hands to form a dough ball. You should see bits of butter, which is what you want.
  • Place the dough ball onto a lightly floured surface and pat it into a rectangle shape using your hands. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a flat rectangle.
  • Fold the dough into thirds, rotate sideways, roll it out into a rectangle again and repeat 5 or 6 more times.
  • Place the dough in a ziplock bag and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using. Once chilled, use your dough for whatever recipe you are making.

Notes

  • The pastry has to chill for an hour before you use it so plan ahead.
  • Puff pastry dough freezes really well. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and store it in an airtight container or ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 2 weeks. Thaw it in the fridge overnight before using it.
  • If you don't have a pastry cutter, you can also use a fork.
  • If you use your hands, run them under cold water first so the butter doesn't melt.
  • Grating butter is a neat trick to help with cutting in the butter quickly and easily.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.9g | Protein: 1.7g | Fat: 11.7g | Saturated Fat: 7.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg