🥐 Quick 3-Ingredient “Puff-Style” Dough
🧾 Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 200 g cold butter (very cold, cut into cubes)
- ½ cup cold water
🔥 Step-by-step method:
1. Prepare the butter
- Make sure the butter is very cold (almost straight from fridge)
- Cut it into small cubes
👉 Cold butter = flaky layers
2. Mix flour and butter
- In a bowl, add flour
- Add butter cubes
- Use your fingers or a fork to mix
👉 Don’t fully blend!
You want small visible chunks of butter
3. Add cold water
- Pour cold water gradually
- Mix gently until dough comes together
👉 Do NOT overmix — dough should be slightly rough
4. Shape the dough
- Form into a rectangle
- Wrap and chill for 15–20 minutes
5. Create quick layers (simple folding trick)
- Roll the dough into a rectangle
- Fold it into 3 (like a letter)
- Turn it, roll again, fold again
👉 Repeat this 2–3 times only
(This creates light flaky layers)
6. Final chill
- Refrigerate for another 15 minutes
7. Ready to use!
Use for:
- Croissants (simple version) 🥐
- Savory pies
- Sausage rolls
- Apple turnovers 🍎
🔥 Baking:
- Bake at 180–200°C
- Until golden and crispy
✨ Result:
- Light, buttery layers
- Crispy outside
- Soft inside
💡 Pro tips:
- Always keep dough cold
- If butter melts → chill again
- Don’t overwork the dough
⚠️ Important:
- This is a quick puff pastry, not classic French puff pastry
- Still delicious and much faster!