Making your own rough puff pastry is worth it for its flaky texture and rich taste, especially with quality grass-fed butter. This fool-proof 6-ingredient recipe guarantees golden flaky pastry at home.
1: Chop the chilled butter into small cubes.
2: Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl and add the butter. Press down with your fingers to flatten the butter.
3: Add the water, vinegar, and sugar. Mix well with your fingers. You still want big chunks of butter and some chunks of flour.
4: Bring it together into a rectangle with your hands on a bench and freeze for 30 minutes.
5: On a floured bench, roll the pastry dough into a rectangle. Take the edge of the pastry and roll into a tight log. Turn the log and roll it again into a rectangle and again into a log. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes and repeat this process 3 times on a floured bench.
6: Roll it into a thin, large rectangle and cut 5-6 round discs. Place them into a baking tray and place a smaller ramekin inside with rice or baking beads.
7: Bake at 200C for 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 170C for 30-40 minutes until pastry is completely cooked.
8: Once cooled, remove the ramekins and fill them with anything you like! Enjoy!
