Puff pastries
Description
The pastry is made simply and quickly. Even if you've never worked with puff pastry before, you should try to repeat this recipe. The process, although it takes quite a bit of time, is definitely worth it! The dough turns out amazing, layering with every bite
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
For kneading the dough I use a bread machine. First I pour water, milk, eggs.
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Step 3
I add regular and vanilla sugar, salt, and flour.
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Step 4
At the end, pour the yeast into a small indentation in the flour. If you are making the dough by hand, first dissolve the yeast in warm milk with sugar and let it stand for 15 minutes.
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Step 5
Cover the ready dough with a towel and leave it in a warm place to rise for 1.5 hours. During this time, knead the dough twice when it has risen.
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Step 6
Place the dough on the table, roll out a sheet.
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Step 7
For the layer, mix the butter with sugar. Spread half of the butter over 2/3 of the dough in this way.
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Step 8
Fold the edge without butter.
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Step 9
And after the second edge. Seal the edges of the resulting “brick” on all sides. Put the dough in the refrigerator for 30–40 minutes.
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Step 10
After that, roll out the dough again on the table. Spread the remaining butter over two‑thirds of the dough as before.
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Step 11
Again, roll it up the same way, seal the edges, and return it to the refrigerator for 30–40 minutes. I repeat the butter process twice, but you can do it three times.
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Step 12
While the dough "rests," you can work on the topping. Combine softened butter with sugar and flour.
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Step 13
Rub everything into a uniform crumb. It's convenient to do this by hand.
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Step 14
Roll out the dough on the table and divide it into squares.
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Step 15
First we join the two edges, and then the remaining two. It turns out like this puff pastry.
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Step 16
Place the puff pastries on a baking sheet and let them rest for 15 minutes. Then brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with crumbs. Transfer to an oven preheated to 190 degrees.
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Step 17
Bake the puff pastries for about 15-20 minutes until golden.