About 20 mins. I'd suggest watching a video (that's how I learned). The Jaques Pepin video above is good. Techniques for folding and applying the butter vary between chefs but the basic principle is the same.
Home made puff pastry?
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About 20 mins. I'd suggest watching a video (that's how I learned). The Jaques Pepin video above is good. Techniques for folding and applying the butter vary between chefs but the basic principle is the same.
...I had intended to make some this week.
garlichead
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Generally no. I get puff from a local bakery made with all butter that is of the highest quality and I really can't improve on it. Saying that generally speaking the puff in the frozen section of most grocery stores is a no go for me and if that was my only choice I would make myself. It's easy to make, but my time is better used when I can get a good one, and right now I do. Cheers!
Here's a variation from Chef John ("...at Food Wishes dot com...") using self-rising flour, so it's a little quicker:
View: https://youtu.be/sqL2napn9bc
This is erroneous in the sense that he states near the beginning that real puff pastry is made with yeasted dough. That is simply not true. Croissant dough is - but not standard puff pastry.
..... its actually more laborious because you have to grate the butter three times and still rest in between.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
I tried once making puff pastry & crossants. Both seem the same, but what a tedious & exasperating job THAT is!! All that folding, rolling & trying to incorporate the butter in layers. I just gave up. I DID get to bake the dough, but I'll never try it again!! I'll just buy it frozen. 