Pâte feuilletée

Puff pastry

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    600 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Koffmann

By Pierre Koffmann

Published 2016

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Ingredients

  • 300 g (11 oz/ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra to dust
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Method

Put the flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the salt and water and begin by mixing these with your hands to bring them together into a dough. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth, then form the dough into a neat square, wrap in cling film (plastic wrap) and chill for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, dice the butter and knead it to make it soft but not