Puff Paste

Ingredients

• 1 pound all-purpose flour
• ¾ pound unsalted butter
• ice water

Directions

1. Weigh 1 pound of flour and ¾ pound of butter. Place a piece of ice on the butter.

2. Divide the flour into two parts. Take half of the butter and chop it into half of the flour with a dinner knife until well mixed.

3. Slowly add an ordinary tumbler of ice water while stirring with the knife until the mixture holds together. You may not need all the water.

4. On a floured surface, place a generous handful of the remaining flour and turn the dough onto it. Sprinkle flour over the dough and on the rolling pin.

5. Roll out the dough to the size of a dinner plate. Divide the remaining butter into three parts.

6. Take one part of the butter and place it in walnut-sized pieces over the rolled dough. Sprinkle flour over it.

7. Roll the dough over and fold the ends together in the center. Sprinkle more flour on top and on the rolling pin.

8. Repeat the rolling and folding process with the second and third parts of the butter, leaving the last roll without folding the ends together.

9. Cut off a piece of the roll about 2 inches thick. Sprinkle the board with flour and lay the piece flat on it.

10. Lightly flour the top and the rolling pin, then roll out from the side nearest you, avoiding rolling towards yourself.