Quick Puff Pastry Dough

Quick puff pastry is great for preparations in which you need the flaky effect of puff pastry but don’t need it to rise as dramatically as classic puff pastry. The advantage, of course, is that quick puff pastry can be made in less time. One caveat: If your kitchen is terribly hot, don’t try to make quick puff pastry; the butter will melt and make it very hard to work. Also, keep in mind that when you start folding over the dough it’s going to look like you’re trying to fold piles of gravel