Puff Pastry

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (extra for dusting and rolling dough)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2/3 cup ice water
• 1 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 place flour and salt on a cool surface. make a well in the center. pour in the lemon juice and water. work flour into the water with your fingertips to make a soft dough. if it seems dry, add water.
• 2 gather dough into a ball. cover tightly and refrigerate 20 minutes (dough will not be smooth at this point).
• 3 lightly flour the butter and place between 2 sheets of waxed paper. beat with a rolling pin until pliable. press into a 5 inch square.
• 4 on a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough from the center to make a 12 inch square. make dough thicker in center than on the sides. place the butter in the middle and fold the dough around it envelope fashion.
• 5 roll out the dough into an 18 x 8 inch rectangle. fold a third of the dough over the center. brush off any excess flour. fold remaining third over the 2 layers. give the dough a quarter turn. do this roll/fold/turn 3 more times.
• 6 wrap and refrigerate 40 minutes.
• 7 preheat oven to 400.
• 8 repeat 4 roll/fold/turn process twice refrigerating between steps.
• 9 roll to 1/8th inch and cut to shape pastry as desired.