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Not tried yet. Based on [https://www.kenwoodworld.com/en-gb/recipes/puff-pastry Kenwood Chef recipes, Puff pastry] which takes 135 minutes of prep time AND [https://www.foodandwine.com/desserts/mad-genius-tips-puff-pastry Mad genius puff pastry], this takes 15 minutes of working time, but 50 minutes of prep time!

Puff pastry is a bit different - it has a laminating stage that helps the pastry to rise. That takes time and effort. As Lorraine Pascale says, why make puff pastry if you don't have to!

= Puff pastry =
== Ingredients ==
=== For laminating ===
* 150g Unsalted Butter, frozen for 20 minutes so it can be fed into a food processor.

=== Pastry Base ===
* 15g Unsalted Butter.
* 200g Plain Flour.
* 3g Salt.
* 100g ice cool water, circa 4°C.

== Directions ==
=== Prep for laminating, do 30 minutes before the rest of the work ===
# Take the 150g of laminating butter, and fit the thin slicing disc into the food processor.
# Slice the butter.
# Take the slices of butter and place in the freezer.<br/>Could be done the day before.

=== Make the pastry base ===
# Put all the bar the water ingredients into the food processor jug with the blade in place. Mix for 45 seconds at speed 3.
# Add the water and mix for a further 30 seconds at speed 3.
=== Do the laminating ===
# Place the pastry base on to a floured pastry board and roll out to 5mm, preferably in a rectanglar shape.
# Remove the 150g of sliced butter from the freezer.
# Place all the slices of butter on to your flat pastry base.
# Fold a ¼ of the pastry up from the bottom.
# Dust of the excess flour and repeat step #4 and this step until the dough is rolled up.
# "Flatten pastry" by knocking with the rolling pin and roll to 5mm thick.
# Repeat steps 5-6 twice more, folding up in quarters and rolling thin.
# Place in fridge for 30 minutes before use.

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