Puff Pastry
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 sticks (20 tbs.) butter, cold
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour
Instructions
Cut two sticks of butter into small cubes, place in a bowl and return to the refrigerator.Dissolve the salt into the cold water.Cut the remaining 4 tbs. (half stick) of butter into small cubes and combine in a food processor with 1 cup of flour. Pulse until combined.Add another 1 cup of flour to the food processor and half the cold butter. Pulse until combined.Add the remaining butter to the food processor and pulse until combined. Pour the contents of the food processor into a large mixing bowl.Add the salted water to the flour and combine using your hands. A little at a time, add the remaining half cup of flour until it forms a stretchy dough, but not so sticky it won't come off your hands.Roll the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for an hour or until you need to use it.
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 1 1/2 lbs of dough