Easy Puff Pastry Dough

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This puff pastry dough is an excellent flaky light and buttery dough recipe for making a variety of sweet and savory pastries.

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Ingredients

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10 ounces butter 250 g
2 cups flour 480-500 g
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 fluid ounces water 100 milliliters

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Nutrition

50 g
Serving Size
294
Calories
2.8 g
Protein
23.2 g
Fat
19.1 g
Carbohydrates
14.6 g
Saturated Fat
0.1 g
Sugar
61 mg
Cholesterol
0.7 g
Fiber
164 mg
Sodium

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This puff pastry dough is an excellent flaky light and buttery dough recipe for making a variety of sweet and savory pastries.

This is my family recipe, we like to make the dough at home and especially if it is easy and doesn’t consume much time.

You can also make it at home pretty quickly and then use it when you need it.

Ready Puff Pastry dough

What is the texture of the dough?

This dough is known for its flaky, light, and buttery texture.

How much time do I need to make it?

The puff pastry dough is easy to make and requires only 10 minutes. You can then transform it into many delicious pies, tarts, cakes, and shells.

Breakfast quiches can also be made from puff pastry. I have a good collection of quiches, so you can enjoy making them with bacon, cheese, or seafood. Here is the quiche collection.

Puff Pastry Dough on a board

The process of making puff pastry is pretty straightforward.

Can the puff pastry dough be frozen?

This puff pastry dough can be frozen for up to 2 months and used later. You can remove the puff dough from the freezer and place it in the fridge for a few hours until it’s not frozen anymore. After, you can start the rolling process and baking.

How long can I store the leftovers?

If you bake the pie, cake, or pie, you can keep them in the fridge for up to two days.

Puff Pastry Dough in a cake

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Steps

1
Done
1 min

Gather ingredients

Gather all ingredients on a table.

2
Done
5 min

Prepare dough

Grate cold butter on a grater mixing with flour from time to time. So flour and butter mix together equally. Use a glove for grating. Tip: Using a glove helps not to heat the butter with the hand temperature.

3
Done
1 min

Add lemon juice and water

Add lemon juice and water to a dough and mix.

4
Done
3 min

Make dough

Form the dough into a round, wrap it in baking paper.

5
Done
30 min

Divide and refrigerate

Cut pastry dough into 7 pieces. Refrigerate for 30 minutes at least.

6
Done

Ready

Your puff pastry dough is ready! Enjoy baking!

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