Name: Thermomix Puff Pastry
Prep time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 200 g plain flour; pinch salt; 90 g chilled water

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This Thermomix Puff Pastry uses just three ingredients, is easy to make and gives you delicious, melt-in-the-mouth buttery pastry.

So many people shy away from making homemade puff pastry. I mean, why would you when you can just buy packet of ready-made sheets in the supermarket?

I'm going to tell you why...

The taste! Once you try homemade puff pastry, you are never going to go back to shop-bought pastry again. It's a game-changer.

And it's really not that much hard work, especially with this quick Thermomix recipe.

The Thermomix gets you started really quickly, and then you just need a little patience for the chilling and rolling. I promise you, it's worth it.

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Why you'll love this recipe
Ingredients
How to make Puff Pastry in the Thermomix
Top Tips for Success
FAQs
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Thermomix Puff Pastry

Why you'll love this recipe

It tastes way better than shop-bought pastry.
You can use it for all kinds of pies, tarts and galettes.
Everyone will be super impressed that you made your own puff pastry.

Ingredients

Puff pastry uses just three ingredients + water.

Butter - the butter needs to be really cold. I recommend cutting it up and wrapping it in foil and then popping it in the freezer for 30 minutes before you start.
Plain Flour
Salt
Water - the water also needs to be really cold. So chill it in the fridge before starting.

How to make Puff Pastry in the Thermomix

Making your own puff pastry really isn't difficult. But it does require some time and patience.

Step 1: Prepare your ingredients

For the best results, the butter and water must be super cold. This is because you want the butter to maintain some shape and not melt into the pastry.

So before you start, cut the butter into pieces, wrap it in foil and place it in the freezer for around 30 minutes.

Meanwhile you can place a jug of water in the fridge to chill.

Step 2: Make the pastry in the Thermomix

You won't believe how long it takes to complete the first stage of making pastry... 5 seconds!

Yes, you read that right - it takes 5 seconds to make this pastry!

Place all the ingredients in the Thermomix and mix for 5 seconds.

Thermomix Puff Pastry in Thermomix bowl.

Now tip it out onto a floured surface and quickly bring it together with your hands and shape it into a flattened square, around 1 inch thick.

It should be speckled with little dots of butter. This will result in yummy buttery pastry.

Wrap the square in plastic wrap or a freezer bag and place it in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Step 3: Rolling the pastry

Once your 20 minutes are up, take it out the fridge and place it on a floured surface.

Roll it out into a large rectangle.

Rolling out Thermomix puff pastry with rolling pin.

Then fold the pastry in thirds, like you would a letter for an envelope. Fold in the right-hand third to the middle:

and then the left-hand third over the top:

Rotate the pastry 90 degrees and roll it out again.

Rolling and Folding Thermomix puff pastry.

Repeat the folding by thirds.

And then rotate, and roll it out again.

Then repeat the whole thing again.

All in you should have turned, rolled and folded it three times.

Now put the folded pastry back in the plastic bag and chill it in the fridge for another 20 minutes.

Note: traditionally, to make puff pastry you would repeat the rolling and folding process 6-8 times and chill it in the fridge for 15 minutes between each turning/rolling. You are welcome to give this a go!

However, for the purposes of saving time and my sanity, I do the above three times and then chill and I find the results are definitely good enough.

If your kitchen is very warm, however, you may need to chill it in between rolling/folding times.

Step 4: Using the Puff Pastry

Once it has chilled again, remove it from the fridge.

This recipe makes two sheets of pastry, so cut it in half and place one half on a floured surface and return the other half to the fridge to keep chilled.

Thermomix Puff Pastry rolled out into a square.

Use a rolling pin to roll it into a square approximately 10 x 10 inches (25cm), which is around the size of a shop-bought pastry sheet.

Top Tips for Success

Dough works best when handled less. So try not to take too long rolling it out as this will cause the butter to melt too much.
If it is very warm in your kitchen, you may need to chill the dough in between the rolling it out stages.
Only use as much flour on your surface as necessary. Too much flour may get incorporated into the pastry and cause it to become tough.

FAQs

Can I make puff pastry ahead of time?

Yes, you can make this puff pastry ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days before using.

Can I freeze puff pastry?

Yes, you can freeze puff pastry. Place it in an airtight freezer bag and it will keep in the freezer for up to 8 months. Allow it to defrost completely in the fridge before unfolding it to prevent it from cracking.