Easy Homemade Puff Pastry

• servings: Servings: 8
• active time: 15 mins
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks), cold

1/2 cup cold water

Directions

Place the flour and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.

Cut the cold butter into 1/4-inch slices and add to the flour mixture, tossing to coat.

Stir in the cold water until a thick dough forms.

Gather the dough into a ball, flatten it into a disk-shape, and wrap in plastic wrap.

Chill for 1 hour in the fridge, or 20 to 30 minutes in the freezer.

Unwrap the dough, dust the work surface with flour, and roll the dough into a rough rectangle shape.

Fold the dough in thirds, like a letter.

Turn 90 degrees, roll and fold again.

Repeat about 2 to 4 times, wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours or overnight.*

Notes

*Dough can also be frozen. It will keep for several weeks in the freezer, tightly wrapped. Thaw in the refrigerator.

Makes approximately 24 ounces, or 685 grams, of dough.

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