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Quick Puff Pastry

Rough puff pastry — flaky layers without the hours of traditional lamination. Ready in 30 minutes.

Prep: 30 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 50 min8 servingsMedium4.6 (22 reviews)250 calories per serving

Last tested: 2026-09-10

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Servings8

📋 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk flour and salt. Cut in cold butter until pea-sized chunks remain.

  2. 2

    Add ice water. Stir until dough just comes together.

  3. 3

    Roll into a rectangle. Fold in thirds (like a letter). Rotate 90°.

  4. 4

    Repeat rolling and folding 4 more times (5 folds total), chilling 15 minutes between folds if dough gets soft.

  5. 5

    Roll to desired thickness. Use immediately or chill for later.

🔄 Swap Table

Original: All-purpose flour
Swap: Bread flour
Chewier, more rise
Original: Butter
Swap: Block margarine (same temp)
Cheaper, less flavor, still flaky
Original: Ice water
Swap: Ice milk
Slightly richer dough

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