Nell B. Nichols

Basic Puff Pastry

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About

The most elegant pastry of all—extra-rich and extra-flaky

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter, chilled thoroughly
  • 4¼ c. sifted flour
  • 1 c

Method

  • Cut ½ lb. butter into flour in large mixing bowl, using pastry blender or two knives, until mixture is crumbly and pale yellow. Add ice water and lemon juice all at once; stir with fork until mixture is moistened completely and pastry is stiff. Shape in a ball, wrap in waxed