Homemade puff pastry sheets are made plain flour and butter to create a beautiful laminated dough. The dough is enriched with butter and laminated with butter to create the flaky layers. In this blog post, I have shared two ways of making puff pastry sheets at home using butter and shorteni...
How to Make Puff Pastry I used my food processor to bring this puff pastry dough together and it was so easy, a few pulses and you are ready to go! Place the flour and some of the butter cubes in the food processor. Pulse until the butter is worked into the dough. Add the rest ...
Many instructions state that it is necessary to make 6 turns in your pastry. When you’re making it by hand, you should only make 3 or 4 turns. It simply isn’t that practical to try so many turns without the consistency of a machine – your odds of tearing your dough or squeezing ...
Real puff pastry dough is taking a lot of time to make from scratch, most of the times it is easier to just buy it instead. Another alternative could be to try this easier and much faster variant. Disclaimer first: this dough will probably not be a best choice for some fancy croissant...
(This is in contrast to puff pastry, which is made by layering dough with sheets of butter.) Known as pâte à choux in French, choux pastry dough is also used to make éclairs and profiteroles. Cream Puffs vs. Profiteroles: What’s the Difference? The only definite difference between ...
Apple Cake Recipe This very simple French cake includes almond powder for extra flavor and moistness. Great for dessert served with whipped cream or ice cream, or try it as a breakfast coffee cake. Baba au Rhum Traditionally a baba au rhum is made with a yeast dough, but here it is qui...
These savory pastries are similar to pigs in a blanket but feature a rich, flaky pastry crust instead of a bread dough wrap. They are perfect for parties, lunchboxes, or as a satisfying snack. Ingredients You'll Need Ground Pork Sausage- Pork sausage is the classic choice, offering a nat...
Puff Pastry Dough: You can tryDufour brand, which is found in the freezer section at Whole Foods and many grocery stores. Although I prefer to buy organic products, this is one exception I sometimes make because it’s made with butter. I’m not a fan of “natural flavors...
Use a good quality puff pastry dough. This will make a big difference in the final product. Make sure the dough is cold when you work with it. This will prevent it from sticking to your hands or the work surface. When wrapping the dough around the cream horn molds, make sure to overl...
Classic Danish dough from scratch! Make real Danish (laminated yeast dough, similar to croissant), with this easy to follow, step-by-step video recipe!