Claire Saffitz Makes Rough Puff Pastry | Dessert Person

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and can be used for a similar flakiness.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds nutrition but may alter texture.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity and flavor.

egg

💰Cheaper: flaxseed meal

Flaxseed meal can be used as a binding agent for vegan options.

In a large bowl, combine 3.5 cups of all-purpose flour and 1.5 teaspoons of kosher salt.

Add 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar to the flour mixture and mix together.

Take 1.5 sticks of unsalted butter, freeze half, and grate the frozen half into the flour mixture using a box grater.

Toss the grated butter in the flour mixture to coat it.

Slice the remaining half stick of butter into thin pieces and toss them in the flour mixture to coat.

Add ice water starting with 1/2 cup, mixing until the dough holds together without overworking it.

Transfer the dough to a work surface, adding more water as needed to bring it together without making it too wet.

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