Description
Make delicious and easy flaky pastry at home. This recipe provides step-by-step instructions for a perfectly layered pastry.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 3/4 cup ice water
Instructions
- Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gradually add ice water, mixing until the dough just comes together.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle.
- Fold the dough into thirds, like a letter.
- Wrap and chill for another 30 minutes.
- Repeat the rolling and folding process 2-3 times.
- Use the pastry as desired in your favorite recipes.
Notes
- Keep all ingredients cold for best results.
- Do not overwork the dough.
- Chill the dough between each fold for a flakier pastry.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of the pastry
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg