Flaky Pastry Dough

Flaky Pastry Dough — a dough recipe, 3 ingredients.

Dough

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 pound flour, sifted
  • 1 pound butter
  • Water
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 pound butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Divide the butter into four equal pieces.
  2. Cut one butter piece into the flour with a knife.
  3. Mix in just enough water to make a dough.
  4. Roll the dough.
  5. Flake the dough with part of the butter.
  6. Flake until all the butter is in.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0