Kefir Puff Pastries
Description
Homemade tea-time pastries. The dough turns out flaky, and the pastries themselves taste like shortbread cookies. Sweet, aromatic, slightly crumbly, they will surely please your loved ones. The kefir‑based dough doesn’t require long resting, and the preparation won’t take much time. I hope you like the recipe! For morning tea or as a snack during the day, such delicious baked goods are always handy. They can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Sift the flour into a deep bowl, add the butter cut into cubes, and rub the flour with the butter by hand until it forms crumbs.
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Step 3
Add baking soda and kefir.
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Step 4
Knead the dough. If necessary, add a little more flour. The dough should not stick to your hands, but should remain soft and pliable. Form it into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Step 5
Prepare the crumble. For this, combine the flour, butter cut into pieces, and sugar. Rub everything into a crumble and place it in the refrigerator.
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Step 6
After an hour, remove the dough from the refrigerator and divide it into four parts.
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Step 7
Roll out a piece of dough into a circle about 24 cm in diameter and sprinkle with crumbs.
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Step 8
Roll out the next piece of dough and place it on top, also sprinkling it with crumbs and so on in order. The top should be sprinkled with crumbs. Cut the circle into 8–12 pieces.
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Step 9
Place the puff pastries on a baking sheet and bake at 180 °C for about 30 minutes.
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Step 10
The kefir puff pastries are ready.