Here’s a classic Puff Pastry recipe — buttery, flaky, and perfect for sweet or savory dishes. This is a homemade version; store-bought puff pastry is fine too if you want a shortcut.

🥐 Classic Puff Pastry

Ingredients (Makes ~1 sheet, 9×9-inch or more)

2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes
½ cup (120ml) cold water (adjust as needed)

Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Dough (Detrempe)

In a large bowl, mix flour and salt.
Add ½ of the butter cubes and rub into the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Gradually add cold water until dough comes together. Form into a rectangle, wrap in plastic, and chill 30 minutes.

2️⃣ Prepare the Butter Block (Beurrage)

Place remaining butter between parchment paper and pound/roll into a 6×6-inch square. Keep chilled but pliable.

3️⃣ Enclose Butter

Roll dough into a rectangle ~10×10 inches.
Place butter block in the center and fold dough over to fully encase butter. Seal edges.

4️⃣ Laminate (Folding)

Roll the dough into a rectangle (~10×20 inches).
Fold into thirds (like a business letter). This is the first “turn.”
Rotate dough 90°, chill 30 minutes.
Repeat rolling and folding 4–6 times, chilling 20–30 minutes between folds.

Each turn creates layers that puff up when baked.

5️⃣ Use or Store

After final turn, roll to desired thickness for your recipe.
Can be used for pies, tarts, turnovers, or savory appetizers.
Keep refrigerated until baking or freeze for later use.

💡 Tips

Keep everything cold — warmth melts butter and prevents puffing.
Work quickly to avoid softening butter too much.
Dust lightly with flour when rolling to prevent sticking.
For a shortcut, use store-bought puff pastry and skip the folding steps.

If you want, I can also provide:

🥧 Sweet puff pastry dessert recipe (like apple turnovers)
🧀 Savory cheese and spinach puff pastry tart
🥐 Easy puff pastry cinnamon rolls

Do you want one of these ready-to-bake recipes?

Puff pastry