Yeast puff pastry

Name: Yeast puff pastry
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons melted butter, oil or lamb fat; 1 teaspoon salt; 40-45 g (1½-1¾ oz) yeast; 900 g (2 lb) flour; 450-500 ml (15-16 fl oz) milk; 1 egg (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

By William Pokhlebkin

Published 1978

About

The basic ingredients are: flour, yeast, warm milk, butter and salt in the following proportions. Sometimes, but rarely, 1 egg is included.

Ingredients

900 g (2 lb) flour
40-45 g (1½-1¾

Europe
Russia
Pastry
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Mix all the ingredients together, adding the egg if desired after the milk, to form a dough. Make into a ball, cover and leave for an hour in a warm place.