Pâte Feuilletée

There are many theories on the origins of pâte feuilletée, however, historians agree that the preparation was being developed during the Renaissance (circa 1400) in Europe. By the 16th century, the pastry had gained in popularity to the degree that a convent in Paris developed the feuillantine pastry, which was a word play on the name of their order, Les Feuillantines. The remarkable feature of pâte feuilletée (known also as feuilletage and, in English, puff pastry) is