Ingredients
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- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 10 tablespoons high-quality unsalted butter (5 ounces), cold
- 1/3 cup ice cold water
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour and salt and stir them together.
- Cut the cold butter into cubes, then add it to the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the butter into the flour until the pieces are about pea-sized and evenly distributed. The texture should be crumbly.
- Make a well in the center of the dough and pour in all the ice-cold water. Stir gently with a fork to bring the dough together.
- Flour a clean surface, transfer the dough, and pat it into a rough square. You’ll still see chunks of butter, and it will seem dry—don’t add extra water! The dough becomes cohesive as you roll.
- Generously flour your rolling pin and roll the dough out into a 10-inch-long rectangle. No need to be exact.
- Fold the bottom third of the dough up to the center, then fold the top third over that like folding a letter. Turn the dough 90 degrees and repeat. Use extra flour if the dough gets sticky.
- Roll, fold, and turn the dough at least 6 or 7 times for layers.
- Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least one hour or overnight. You can also freeze the dough at this stage.
- When ready, roll out with flour for your puff pastry recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dough/Pastry
- Cuisine: French/European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 recipe
- Calories: 1473
- Fat: 116g
- Carbohydrates: 95g
- Protein: 14g