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    Home » In the kitchen » 15 minute Homemade Puff Pastry

    15 minute Homemade Puff Pastry

    Published: Aug 24, 2015 · Modified: Jul 7, 2021 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    A simple tutorial showing you how to make puff pastry at home! This "rough puff pastry" is ready in 15 minutes and is the most delicious, buttery flaky homemade puff pastry you've ever tried!

    Don't run away...pastry is not scary, I promise!! And once you can make puff (or flaky) pastry your dessert options are endless!!

    This homemade puff pastry is more of a "rough puff" as inspired by Clotilde. As in, same idea, less fussing around. My kinda pastry!

    But don't think that because we're not mucking around with chilling between folding and rolling we are sacrificing any of the magic that is puff pastry. This pastry is just as good, if not better than any other puff pastry I've had. And in 15 minutes! Seriously.

    The only important thing you need to know is that the ingredients need to be cold. Butter straight from the fridge, and icy cold water. This help keep the butter in pieces, rather than melting during the pastry making process which is what gives you that flaky pastry when it bakes.

    Add flour, salt & cold butter to a bowl and using a pastry blender (or 2 knives) cut it together until the butter is no bigger than peas.

    Homemade Puff Pastry (1)
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    Make a hole in the centre and pour in the ice cold water. Tip: to make sure the water is icy cold, measure ⅓ cup of water into a 1 cup measure. Top it up with ice cubes, stir it around, pour out ⅓ cup of icy cold water and use that.

    Mix it together and shape it into a rough square. On a well floured surface, roll the dough out into a rectangle about 25-30cm long.

    Homemade Puff Pastry (3)
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    Fold up the bottom third

    Homemade Puff Pastry (5)

    Then fold over the top third, like a letter!

    Homemade Puff Pastry (6)

    Make a quarter turn

    Homemade Puff Pastry (7)

    And roll it out again! Repeat this process 6 or 7 times - the pastry will become smoother each time. This process is creating layers within the pastry that will give you the flaky texture that you want.

    Homemade Puff Pastry (8)

    And the end result? Pastry that is smooth and buttery and ready for you to make anything you dream up, sweet or savoury!

    Homemade Puff Pastry (9)

    And nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment from making pastry from scratch!

    Homemade Puff Pastry (10)

    Keep tuned for a recipe using this pastry later this week...what a tease!! But spoiler alert - it involves blueberries & lemon curd...yuuuuum!!

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    Recipe adapted slightly from Clotilde

    15 minute Homemade Puff Pastry

    A simple tutorial showing you how to make puff pastry at home! This "rough puff pastry" is ready in 15 minutes and is the most delicious, buttery flaky homemade puff pastry you've ever tried!
    5 from 18 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 1 sheet of pastry
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup (140 grams) flour
    • 140 grams cold butter
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • ⅓ cup ice cold water * see note 1

    Instructions

    • In a medium bowl, add the flour and salt. Mix together.
    • Cut the butter into cubes and add it to the flour. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the dough until the butter is in pieces the size of peas. The dough will be quite crumbly.
    • Make a hole in the center of the dough and pour in all of the water. Stir to combine the dough.
    • Add the dough to a floured surface and pat it into a rough square. You will still be able to see pieces of butter and the dough may seem quite dry but it will come together with each roll.
    • Flour the rolling pin, and roll the dough out into a rectangle about 25-30cm long.
    • Fold the bottom third of the dough over the middle of the dough. Fold the upper third of the dough on top of the middle too. Rotate the dough one-quarter turn, roll out again, and repeat the folding pattern. Use flour as needed to stop the dough from sticking.
    • Roll out, fold, and turn the dough at least 6 or 7 times.
    • When done, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour, or overnight. At this point you may freeze the dough.
    • Roll out with flour when you are ready to use the pastry.

    Notes

    1. To make sure the water is icy cold, measure ⅓ cup of water into a 1 cup measure. Top it up with ice cubes, stir it around and pour out ⅓ cup of now icy cold water

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1864kcal | Carbohydrates: 180g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 115g | Saturated Fat: 72g | Cholesterol: 301mg | Sodium: 1299mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 6g | Vitamin A: 3500IU | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 11mg
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    1. Amy says

      September 11, 2022 at 10:28 am

      5 stars
      I made this but used gluten free flour, with my fingers firmly crossed, and it turned out great. Had a cheeky little bacon and egg pie in the pie maker for Sunday brunch 🙂

      Reply
    2. Sandra says

      August 26, 2022 at 9:51 am

      I’m new to making my own pastry, I like this recipe but do you use plain flour or self raising flour please? This maybe a silly question but I don’t have a clue.

      Reply
      • Laura says

        September 16, 2022 at 9:35 pm

        Hi Sandra, plain flour in pastry! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Beverly says

      July 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm

      5 stars
      Made this today for sausage rolls. Turned out perfectly and so delicious. Worth the time and effort!

      Reply
    4. Andrea says

      March 05, 2022 at 3:50 pm

      5 stars
      Quick easy and absolutely delicious! I really enjoyed making this pastry the texture is amazing. I will making this again very soon. My family loved it 😍 a perfect pastry for our chicken, mushroom and bacon pie 🥓🍄🐔👌

      Reply
    5. Tanya says

      February 22, 2022 at 10:05 pm

      5 stars
      This was so simple to make that I don't think I'll ever buy frozen puff pastry again. I used this as the crust for a chicken pot pie and it looked beautiful and tasted wonderful. Doing this little bit makes me wonder if, with enough practice, I could try homemade croissants as well!

      Reply
    6. Jilly Pendleton says

      February 06, 2022 at 3:50 pm

      5 stars
      Best flaky pastry I have ever made. Keep it cold must be the answer

      Reply
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