Puff Pastry actually is quite easy to do. it's just that one have to wait for a long long long time before one can actually use the pastry. and sometimes one might just crack some where in the middle..but its all worth while..
Puff Pastry Recipe
Ingredients...
A
400g flour
50g butter
1/8 tsp salt
220g water
B
300g pastry margarine
Method
1. mix A to form a smooth dough. let it rest for 15mins.
2. roll out the dough in cross shape wih the centre thicker and the 4 limbs thinner.
3. place the pastry margarine onto the centre of the dough(thick area). wrap it up.
4. roll out the dough into a 10mm thickness (in a long rectangular shape)and fold once (fold in 1/3 of the rectangular front, and 1/3 from the back). let it rest for 15mins.
5. turn the dough 90degrees and repeat step 4 four more times,
roll out the dough into a 3mm thickness and cut into required size.
*weighs 1kg
take a look at the pic..which shows you our adventurous journey..
Mix the flour with the butter ...
the dough .. need to wait about 15 minutes before we can roll it
yes.. roll the dough out into a cross shape. put the pastry margerine in the middle.. and .. cover it .. and start rolling ..
roll roll... not easy ok.. the pastry margerine is HARD...
Apple Strudel Recipe
Ingredients..
500g ready made puff pastry
Filling
4 granny smith apples
100g sugar
100g water
60g sultanas
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Method
1. roll out the puff pastry to 3mm thickness. cut one piece (8x32cm) as the base and one (12x32cm) as the top. for the top portion, fold the pastry into half lengthwise. use sharp knife and make vertical cuts on the folded edge at 1.5cm intervals.
2. filling: peel and core apples, cut them into slices. cook them in sugar and water until soft. drain the liquid and set aside to cool. add in ground cinnamon and sultanas. mix until well blended.
3. place the based onto a greased pan. place the filling at the centre leaving 1.5cm on both sides.
4. lay the slitted pastry over the filling to one side and unfold it to cover the filling completely.
5. press the sides with fork. egg wash the top.
6. bake at 200c for 30mins or until golden brown at the bottom rack of the oven.
ok.. so after waiting for about almost an hour.. we can finally use the pastry.. no wonder people just buy those ready made ones in supermarket. anyway...
after that .. we cooked the apples with raisins.. and cinnamon..
Mel cutting the pastry..
scooping the apple n rasins n cinammon.. yeah!!!
before going into the oven..it looks a bit... flat and wide.. haha
it's starting to baloon up.. no, i mean.. kembang..
yay !! fresh from oven!
nicee...
hmm..we should have done this for christmas..it so suits the mood..hehe..
personal note: i guess the amount of pastry margarine could be reduced..the pastry was alil soft..
