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Quick and Easy Puff Pastry Recipe

A easy way to make your own Puff Pastry
Prep Time 2 hours

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 cup flour 166 grams
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks of cold refrigerated unsalted butter (3/4 cup)
  • 5-10 Tablespoons ice cold water.

Instructions
 

  • 20 to 25 minutes before making dough:
  • Cut the butter into half inch cubes, place in refrigerator until you are ready to use.
  • Place ice cubes in 2 cups of water (you will measure as you pull water out of this).
  • At assembley time;
  • Measure flour, salt and sugar into a bowl, mix with fork or whisk.
  • Pour butter cubes into flour/salt/sugar mixture. Use one of the following methods to combine:
  • Place in food processor bowl and pulse until butter consists of little flour covered balls
  • Use a traditional wire pastry blender to combine the butter and flour mixture until the butter consists of small flour covered balls.
  • Pinch the butter between your fingers until the butter consists of small flour covered balls (see video)
  • Add cold water to dough, a tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork until you create a shaggy dough. The exact amount depends on the humidity of your work area and how much your butter has melted. Start with 3 tablespoons of water, then slowly add more, a tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms a shaggy mixture (see pictures and video).
  • Gently knead dough into a ball (knead only until a ball is created, do not wait for a smooth dough).
  • Pat the dough into a square that's approximately 1 inch deep. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Don't overwork the dough while rolling. You should still see butter streaks in the dough.
  • Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll it about 3/8" thick.
  • Lift an edge on one of the short sides of the rectangle. Fold it over so the folded side covers about a third of the rectangle.
  • Lift the opposite edge and fold to cover the rectangle (see video).
  • Lift one of the unfolded sides and fold it so it covers 1/3 of the rectangle.
  • Fold the final 4th side over the rectangle.
  • Roll the rectangle out so it's approximately 6" x 9" again.
  • Repeat the folding/rolling instructions and place the folded dough in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes.
  • Repeat this so the dough goes through the folding process 6 times. If the room is cool, you can probably do 2 fold and rolls between refrigerator rests.
  • After the dough has been folded 6 times total, you're ready to use your Puff pastry dough.
  • Place dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour to 24 hours. (You can also freeze the dough at this point).
  • When ready to use, roll the dough out