Puff Pastry from Scratch Recipe

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Puff Pastry from Scratch
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
1983
Calories
Total time
305
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour , about 12 oz
  • 2/3 cup cake flour , about 2 oz
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tbsp chilled unsalted butter (3 1/4 sticks)
  • 1 cup ice water , plus more as needed

Directions:

  1. Sift together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Dice 6 tablespoons of the chilled butter, (returning the remaining butter to the refrigerator to keep cold.) Place the diced butter into the mixing bowl and using your fingers or a pastry blender, blend until the mixture forms a coarse meal, similar to a piecrust.
  3. Make a well in the center of the mixture, add the water. Gradually blend the water with the flour mixture, mixing just until a rough, sticky dough is formed.
  4. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  5. Place the remaining butter on a work surface, (a marble surface is ideal). Using a rolling pin or the heal of your hand, smash the butter into the surface until pliable, taking care not to over work the butter as it should stay chilled. Work butter into a 5-inch square.
  6. Remove the rested dough from the refrigerator and place on a lightly floured work surface.
  7. Roll out dough into a 12-inch circle, being careful not to pull or tear the dough. (The dough mixture may still be very rough and tacky.)
  8. Place the butter square into the center of the circle and fold the edges of the dough over the butter, pressing to seal the edges. You should now have a square of butter wrapped in dough.
  9. Using a rolling pin, roll the square into a 16-by-8-inch rectangle. (The dough may need to be pounded with the rolling pin several times to allow the butter to become more pliable.) Be careful not to tear the dough.
  10. Fold the rectangle 3 times as you would fold a business letter. Place the rectangle in front of you lengthwise and roll into another 16 by 8-inch rectangle. Fold again 3 times as you would a business letter and make 2 small indentations into the dough to remind yourself that it has been rolled twice.
  11. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  12. Return the rested dough to a lightly floured surface and repeat the process of rolling the dough into a rectangle, making 3 business-letter folds, 2 times.
  13. Make 4 small indentations into the dough to remind yourself that it has been rolled a total of 4 times.
  14. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. If desired, dough can rest refrigerated for up to 2 days at this point.
  15. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place on a lightly floured work surface.
  16. Roll into a 16 by 8-inch rectangle and fold 3 times, similar to a business letter. Repeat process and make 6 small indentations into the dough.
  17. Wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours. Now the pastry is ready to be rolled and used in the desired puff pastry recipe.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1983.25 Kcal (8303 kJ)
Calories from fat 1259.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 139.9g 215%
Cholesterol 368.4mg 123%
Sodium 1839.01mg 77%
Potassium 487.94mg 10%
Total Carbs 158.65g 53%
Sugars 3.55g 14%
Dietary Fiber 6.91g 28%
Protein 23.52g 47%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 1.7mg 57%
Iron 4.9mg 27%
Calcium 221.9mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 402.06 Kcal (1683 kJ)
Calories from fat 255.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.36g 215%
Cholesterol 74.69mg 123%
Sodium 372.82mg 77%
Potassium 98.92mg 10%
Total Carbs 32.16g 53%
Sugars 0.72g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 28%
Protein 4.77g 47%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 57%
Iron 1mg 27%
Calcium 45mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 50.5
    Points
  • 55
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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