Puff Pastry Recipe

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Leave those frozen sheets on the store shelf! This is the best-tasting, easiest homemade puff pastry recipe ever! Plus, it comes together in just 15 minutes.

Puff pastry: It’s the kind of thing that makes things feel like a special occasion. All those light, flaky layers and that rich buttery flavor!

Prep Time: 15mins

Cook Time: 25mins

Chill Time: 3hrs

Total Time: 3 hrs 40mins

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert Cuisine: American

Keyword: Homemade Puff Pastry, puff pastry, puff pastry desserts, puff pastry recipe easy, puff pastry recipes, puff pastry sheets

Servings: 8 

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks), cold
  • 1/2 cup cold water

Instructions:

  1. Place the flour and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
  2. Cut the cold butter into 1/4-inch slices and add to the flour mixture, tossing to coat.
  3. Stir in the cold water until a thick dough forms.
  4. Gather the dough into a ball, flatten it into a disk-shape, and wrap in plastic wrap.
  5. Chill for 1 hour in the fridge, or 20 to 30 minutes in the freezer.
  6. Unwrap the dough, dust the work surface with flour, and roll the dough into a rough rectangle shape.
  7. Fold the dough in thirds, like a letter.
  8. Turn 90 degrees, roll and fold again.
  9. Repeat about 2 to 4 times, wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours or overnight.*

Notes:

Tips for Making Homemade Puff Pastry

Brush the pastry with an egg beaten with a couple of teaspoons of water before baking for a beautiful sheen.

When you’re ready to bake the pastry, make sure it is COLD and the oven is HOT.

Bake times will vary based on exactly what you are making, so follow your recipe!

The dough can also be frozen. It will keep for several weeks in the freezer, tightly wrapped. Thaw in the refrigerator.

This recipe makes approximately 24 ounces, or 685 grams, of dough.

Nutritional Info:

Serving: 1pastry | Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 43mg | Vitamin A: 1065IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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