Homemade Puff Pastry

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups Pastry Flour

  (sifted)
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 ½ sticks Salted Butter

  (Cold)
• ¾ cup Water

  (Ice Cold)

Instructions

• 1 Cut two sticks of butter into 1/4-inch cubes.
• 2 To do this, slice the stick into four long layers, lay them sideways, and cut
  them again. Once the cubes have been cut, place them in a shallow bowl and
  refrigerate until needed.
• 3 Slice the remaining half-stick of the butter into 1/4" thin slices. Place the
  flour and salt in a food processor, add the half-stick butter slices, and
  process for 2 seconds, then pulse again for 2 seconds.
• 4 Add the remaining butter cubes from the fridge, and pulse once more. Add the
  water and pulse. The dough should NOT be formed into any shape at this point.
• 5 Turn the dough out onto a flour-dusted surface and knead it gently.
• 6 Make a smooth rectangle by rolling the dough in a single direction (only!).
• 7 Like a business letter, fold the dough into thirds. Give the dough a quarter
  turn and roll it out again to three times its original length. Fold into thirds,
  cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill for 25-30 minutes. (Do Not Skip this
  Step) The resting period is to give the flour time to form gluten properly.
• 8 Remove from the fridge, unwrap the dough and place the seam side away from you.
  Follow the same steps as the first time. Fold it into thirds, turn the entire
  folded dough 1/4 turn and repeat.
• 9 Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill for 25-30 minutes.
• 10 Repeat this entire rolling, folding, chilling process 4 more times. Do not skip
  any of the steps.
• 11 The dough is ready to use in your favorite recipes after chilling for the 5th
  time.

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