Last Updated on May 18, 2017
I love making puffs, but the only thing puts me off is making the pastry from scratch since it will take lots of effort to make the sheets rather than the puffs. In my place i couldn't get puff pastry in my shops, so if i have to make anything using that i have to make it from scratch. Few days back i was in puffs baking mood and i bought few leeks, i wanted to try chicken and leek pie as well as a basic chicken puffs. So i decided to try out my own pastry, and this recipe from nisahomey captured my eyes. It is such a fool proof easy recipe to make, it takes less than 15 mins to make from scratch, since there is no chilling involved unlike my puff pastry sheets made with butter.
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Recipe Source: Nisa Homey
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour - 2 cups
Shortening / Vanaspati - 120 grams
Salt - 1 tsp
Water - ½ cup or as needed
Method:
Take flour in a bowl, add salt to it and mix well. Add in 50 grams of vanaspati and use your fork to mix it through.
Now slowly add water and make it into a dough.
Now take the dough in a back side of a tray or a clean work surface. Spread a 1 to 2 tblspn of shortening over it and spread into a even thin layer. Now fold this in three and invert them and roll it again into thin rectangle. Now spread again a layer of shortening, Fold them into three and roll again. (REFER IMAGE FOR UNDERSTANDING)
Now repeat this 3 to 4 times.
Now you can cut this into squares or as needed and fill it with any filling of your choice and bake as needed.
The baking temprature is 220 degree C for 25 to 30 mins.
Pictorial:
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| Take flour in a bowl |
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| add salt to it |
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| add shortening or vanaspati |
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| mix well using a fork |
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| now it is combined |
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| add water slowly |
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| make it into a dough |
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| i used a back of a sheet pan |
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| place the dough in it |
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| roll it like this |
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| take your shortening |
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| spread it over the sheets |
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| spread thinly |
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| fold like this |
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| now like this |
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| invert it like this |
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| roll again |
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| spread some more shortening |
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| spread thinly |
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| fold like this |
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| then like this |
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| invert like this |
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| roll again |
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| spread some more shortening |
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| fold again |
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| invert it |
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| roll thinly |
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| spread shortening again |
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| spread it |
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| fold like this |
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| fold again |
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| invert it |
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| roll it |
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| now slice the edges off |
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| cut as required |
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| bake |
Anonymous
Can we use butter or vegetable oil instead of shortening or vanaspati?
Aarthi
@Anonymousno that wont work for this version.check this one instead
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2013/11/homemade-puff-pastry-sheets-puff-pastry.html
Coral crue
Thank you for the pictures, I will try the other link as I am worried about using shortening
neha saxena
hello ma'am, how to bake this in convection microwave?
Miss Anum
hi ma'am, do we have to add 120 g vanaspti at once ? or the ghee in layers is included in this 120 g ????
Aarthi
you have to add 50 grams to the flour. And the remaining when making layers
Tessa
I keep clicking around from recipe to recipe. Thank you so much for all the clear pictures everywhere!
Anonymous
Can we use ghee instead of vanaspati?
Rajni
Can i use refined oil instead of vanaspati??
Niki
Can you say How much is your one cup measurement in this recipe for maida?
Priya
Hi, I tried this recipe... Although it tasted great, the layers didnt separate well as yours? May I know where did I go wrong?