Puff pastry for buns
Description
To make puff pastry at home, you'll need a few hours on hand. However, you can always prepare it in advance and freeze it for future use whenever needed. Actually, the recipe isn't complicated at all, so I highly recommend keeping it in mind. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. The two main ingredients you will need are flour and butter. Please note that the butter must be cold!
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Step 2
2. Place the flour on the work surface and cut the butter into small cubes. Use a knife to turn everything into uniform crumbs. Add a pinch of salt. Transfer everything to a deep bowl and pour in the ice water. Quickly knead the dough, roll it into a ball, and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
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Step 3
3. Then comes the most interesting part: roll out the dough thinly onto plastic wrap. Start folding it like a letter and roll it out again on top. Repeat this process for at least 20 minutes to ensure the dough becomes truly flaky and rises well during baking.
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Step 4
4. After that, put it in the refrigerator for another hour or two. Roll out the dough again, cut out circles, place the filling on one edge, carefully fold over and seal the edges. You can bake small pastries or pies with this dough, for example.