Easy Puff Pastry Dough
Flaky light buttery dough for pastries
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
- 10 ounces butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 fluid ounces water
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.
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.
The process of making puff pastry is pretty straightforward.
Ingredients
| 10 ounces butter |
| 2 cups flour |
| 1 teaspoon lemon juice |
| 3 fluid ounces water |
Nutrition per 1 serving
Please note that I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information is provided for reference only.
How to make Easy Puff Pastry Dough
Step 1. Gather ingredients 1 minuteGather all ingredients on a table. |
Step 2. Prepare dough 5 minutesGrate 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. |
Step 3. Add lemon juice and water 1 minuteAdd lemon juice and water to a dough and mix. |
Step 4. Make dough 3 minutesForm the dough into a round, wrap it in baking paper. |
Step 5. Divide and refrigerate 30 minutesCut pastry dough into 7 pieces. Refrigerate for 30 minutes at least. |
Step 6. Serve 1 minuteYour puff pastry dough is ready! Enjoy baking! |
Recipe tips & tricks
Enjoy my easy puff pastry dough recipe and bake it with pleasure!
How long can I store the leftovers?
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.
If you bake the pie, cake, or pie, you can keep them in the fridge for up to two days.
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Helena, I just wanted you to know that I use your recipe to make dough on a regular basis. Always delivers. Thank you.
Thank you for the feedback. I am happy to hear it, Franceska!