English Puff-paste

Ingredients

• 2 pounds all-purpose flour
• 1 pound 10 ounces unsalted butter
• a pinch of coarse sea salt
• cold water

Directions

1. Break the flour into a bowl and add the butter, mixing lightly.

2. Add a pinch of salt and enough cold water to form a dough.

3. Knead the dough until smooth and pliable.

4. Roll the dough to ¾ inch thick and place small bits of 6 ounces of butter on top.

5. Fold the dough over the butter like a blanket pudding.

6. Roll it out again and add another 6 ounces of butter, repeating the folding and rolling process.

7. Dust with flour as needed while rolling.

8. Repeat with a final 6 ounces of butter, rolling the dough thin 3 to 4 times.