For Jamie's Rough Puff Pastry recipe you will need the following...
2 Cups (8oz) Plain Flour
Pinch of salt (I used a couple of turns from my Sea Salt shaker)
1.5 sticks (6oz) Butter
Just under 3/4C (5 fl oz) Ice Cold Water
Mix the flour and the salt into a bowl. Cut the butter into walnut size pieces and add to the flour.
Add half of the water, and cut the butter in to the flour with a pastry cutter (as seen in the picture) or a regular butter knife. Keep adding small amounts of water until a stiff dough is reached. By the end of your cutting stage the butter should still be in chunks.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a small rectangle. Fold into thirds, turn your folded dough once clockwise and roll out into another small rectangle. Fold your rectangle again into thirds, turn once clockwise and roll out into another rectangle. Repeat this step 2 - 3 more times until all the butter has been properly incorporated into the dough.
Chill for 30 minutes in the fridge. If your weather is hot and humid like mine then chill your dough in the freezer for quicker set up.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a small rectangle. Fold into thirds, turn your folded dough once clockwise and roll out into another small rectangle. Fold your rectangle again into thirds, turn once clockwise and roll out into another rectangle. Repeat this step 2 - 3 more times until all the butter has been properly incorporated into the dough.
Chill for 30 minutes in the fridge. If your weather is hot and humid like mine then chill your dough in the freezer for quicker set up.
From this stage you will use the dough as you would normally, when taking it from a store bought box.
Trust me when I say that after you see how easy this is and how DELICIOUS it turns out, you will be hard-pressed to take the easy way out and buy it ever again.
Here is a quick shot of our dinner the other night that both PapaBear and JrBear raved about...I paired our Heavenly Brie Pockets with a Summer Fresh Fruit salad that had extremely fresh raspberries, compliments of our neighbours garden.
I have not tried it myself as we used all the dough I made but Jamie says that this dough also freezes well.
Be Brave and Try Something New Today...feel free to share your comments below...I would love to hear from you.
Trust me when I say that after you see how easy this is and how DELICIOUS it turns out, you will be hard-pressed to take the easy way out and buy it ever again.
Here is a quick shot of our dinner the other night that both PapaBear and JrBear raved about...I paired our Heavenly Brie Pockets with a Summer Fresh Fruit salad that had extremely fresh raspberries, compliments of our neighbours garden.
I have not tried it myself as we used all the dough I made but Jamie says that this dough also freezes well.
Be Brave and Try Something New Today...feel free to share your comments below...I would love to hear from you.
I am pinning this for future reference, thanks!
ReplyDelete@Shaffer Sisters...You will LOVE it...so many uses and so easy to make. It also does freeze well. I just wrapped it tightly in foil and then placed it in a zip loc bag and it worked just fine upon thawing:D Thank you for stopping by today and pinning!
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