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Thursday, October 11, 2012

WHAT IS A PUFF PASTRY?

WHAT IS A PUFF PASTRY?
A very light pastry made in layers that expand when cooked, leaving large air pockets inside.

Used for sweet or savoury dishes.
Puff pastry can be bought ready-made either chilled or frozen.
Puff pastry is just what the name implies a pastry-style dough that, because of the layers of fat worked into it, puffs up when baked. The result is a light and delicately crunchy pastry

 with its
crispiness and lightness of the puff pastry shells.
The puff pastry may be stored in the refrigerator for several days.
Puff pastry appetizer recipes can be sweet to savory and Puff pastry appetizer recipes vary from sweet to savory, simple to
complex.This French pastry is actually folded over and over with butter to create layers of dough that puff up as the steam escapes from the dough during baking. One of the benefits of puff pastry is that it does not contain sugar. This makes the pastry versatile to use in both savory and sweet treats.


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