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Quick Puff Pastry
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Quick Puff Pastry

3 ingredients 8 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

557
Calories
13g
Protein
13g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 460 g butter , divided into four equal portions
  • 460 g all-purpose flour
  • Cold water (enough to form a dough)

Directions

1

Sift the flour into a bowl.

2

Cut one portion of butter into the flour until it becomes crumbly.

3

Add cold water, as needed, to make a dough .

4

Lightly dust kneading board and rolling pin with flour. Roll dough until it is approximately 0.5 cm thick.

5

Cut (smear) another portion of butter into the pastry. Fold pastry into quarters. Roll pastry back to 0.5 cm thickness. Repeat this step until there is no butter left.

6

Draw a sheet of plastic food wrap large enough to cover one side of the flattened pastry. Invert the kneading board.

7

Cover the other side with another sheet of plastic food wrap. Gently roll the pastry into a cylindrical shape.

8

Store in refrigerator until needed for use. Keeps well for a week or 6 months in freezer.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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