Description
This Homemade Rough Puff Pastry Dough is a quick and easy way to make flaky, buttery pastry at home. It’s perfect for savory pies, tarts, and pastries. With a few simple ingredients and some technique, you’ll have perfectly flaky layers every time.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 cup ice-cold water (more if needed)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional, helps with flakiness)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt.
- Add the cubed cold butter to the flour mixture. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces of butter remaining.
- Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the ice-cold water and lemon juice (if using). Mix with a fork until the dough starts to come together.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it a few times until it forms a rough ball. Be careful not to overwork the dough.
- Roll the dough into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Fold the dough into thirds like a letter.
- Turn the dough 90 degrees and roll it out again into a rectangle. Fold it into thirds again.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Repeat the rolling and folding process 2-3 more times for maximum flakiness, allowing the dough to chill in between each fold.
- Once you’ve completed the folds, the dough is ready to be used. Roll it out to the desired thickness for your recipe.
Notes
- Make sure the butter is very cold to achieve the best layers and flakiness.
- You can make the dough ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 2 days or freeze it for up to 1 month.
- For even more layers, refrigerate the dough overnight after the final fold.
- This dough can be used for savory or sweet recipes like pies, tarts, or turnovers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of batch (about 1/8th of dough)
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg