Express puff pastry (10 min)

Ingredients

• 300 g T55 Flour (All‑purpose flour, sifted)
• 240 g AOP Charentes‑Poitou Butter (Very cold, cut into cubes)
• 6 g Fine salt (About 1 teaspoon)
• 145 g Very cold water (Added all at once, with 1 tbsp white vinegar)
• 15 ml White vinegar (1 tablespoon, helps preservation)

Instructions

1. Prepare the ingredients

   Weigh the flour, butter, salt and vinegar. Put the butter and flour in the freezer for 20 min.

   Time: PT5M

2. Cool the butter and flour

   Leave the butter and flour in the freezer for 20 minutes so they stay very cold.

   Time: PT20M

3. Mix flour, salt and butter

   In the mixer bowl, add the flour, salt and cold butter cubes. Mix with the paddle attachment until a heterogeneous dough forms with two large pieces of butter visible.

   Time: PT2M

4. Incorporate the water and vinegar

   Pour the very cold water (and the vinegar) all at once. Mix quickly until the dough starts to come together, keeping the large butter pieces.

   Time: PT2M

5. Refrigerate

   Form a ball, wrap in plastic film and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

   Time: PT30M

6. First double turn

   Lightly flour the work surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle. Fold the lower third onto the centre, then the upper third onto the fold. Turn a quarter turn to the right.

   Time: PT5M

7. Second double turn

   Repeat the envelope fold: roll out again, fold the two ends onto the centre, fold in half, then turn a quarter turn to the right.

   Time: PT5M

8. Divide and roll out the dough

   Divide the dough into two equal parts. Roll each part to about 2 mm thickness, ready to be cut or used for a galette, mille‑feuille, etc.

   Time: PT5M

9. Baking

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Bake the dough (or the galette) for 30 to 35 minutes until well golden and flaky.

   Time: PT35M

   Temperature: 180°C

10. Cool and store

    Let cool on a rack, then wrap in plastic film. The dough keeps for 2 days in the refrigerator or 1 month in the freezer.

    Time: PT5M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

350

Protein

5 g

Carbohydrates

40 g

Fat

20 g

Fiber

1 g