Puff Paste Recipe 1 ingredients

To prepare this Puff Paste Recipe 1, first wash 1 cup butter in ice water or cold running water, alternately squeezing it and dropping it into the water until butter is waxy and free from buttermilk. Put shape in circular piece, reserve 1 tablespoon butter and put remainder in pan under chilling unit of the refrigerator. Work the 1 tablespoon butter into 1-1/2 cups bread flour, mix to a dough with 3/8 cup ice water, using a knife, remove to cloth or board, knead 5 minutes, cover and let stand 5 minutes. Pat and roll 1/4 inch thick, keeping corners square. Place butter in center of one side of pastry, fold other side over butter, pressing edges closely together. Fold one end over butter, other end under butter pressing edges together. Turn 1/4 way round, pat with rolling pin, lift to prevent sticking, roll 1/4 inch thick, fold in three layers and turn. Repeat 4 times, chilling when necessary and folding the last time in four layers. Shape as desired, chill again, until stiff, but not in chilling unit, bake in a hot oven or at 500 degrees F. unti it begins to brown, then finish baking at 350 degrees F. and remove to wire cake cooler.