Traditional Puff Pastry

Known technically as a laminated dough, and with a French name that means “leaved" or “leafy,” puff pastry takes layers of butter and alternates them with layers of dough. The puff happens when the butter melts and is absorbed by the dough and the steam generated by the evaporation of the water in the dough * pushes the layers apart.

Traditional French puff pastry is somewhat more complicated than the following recipe, but not really difficult. First you make a dough with flour, a s