Lucy Cufflin

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Lucy's Food: Minimum Effort, Maximum Impact!
Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

  • About

Puff pastry is made by rolling and folding pastry dough so lots of layers are built up. As the pastry cooks, the air between the layers expands and creates the gaps so the pastry puffs up. It then sets in place. Pre-heat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Puff pastry will not rise and set if the oven is not hot enough.

Ingredients

  • 500 g unrolled fresh puff pastry
  • 1 egg, beaten with a pinch of

Method

  1. Using plain flour, dust the work surface. Dust the rolling pin and top surface of the pastry with more flour and roll out to 30 x 30 cm square.
  2. Trim all the edges using a sharp knife.
  3. This is important as the puff pastry is layered and it will be prevente