Name: Puff Pastry
Yield: Makes about 450 g (1 lb)
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) strong plain flour; 150 ml (5 fl oz) cold water; A pinch of salt; A few drops of lemon juice; 225 g (8 oz) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes about
450 g

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

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By Gary Rhodes

Published 1995

About

This recipe is useful for all kinds of desserts and for savoury pies as well. It’s very satisfying to make your own pastry, but you can resort to the chill cabinet of your supermarket if you are short of time.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) unsalted butter
225 g (8

Method

Cut off 50 g (2 oz) of the butter, melt it then leave it to cool. The remaining block should be left out to soften. Sift the flour and salt together into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour the water, lemon juice and cooled, melted butter into the well in the flour and gently fold in

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