Quick & Easy Homemade Puff Pastry

Name: Quick & Easy Homemade Puff Pastry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup Butter (1¼ cup very cold butter (salted)* cut into cubes); ½ cup Water (½ cup very cold water + 1 tablespoon water); ¼ tsp Table Salt (¼ teaspoon salt*); 2 cup All-Purpose Flour (2 cups all-purpose flour); 6 slices Ham (6-8 slices cooked Ham — up to 8); 1 ¼ cup Gruyere Cheese (1¼ cups Gruyere or cheese of choice shredded); ½ piece Pear (½ - 1 pear sliced (not too thick/firm but ripe) — up to 1); ¼ cup Walnuts (¼ cup finely chopped walnuts); ¼ cup Chocolate Chip (¼ cup mini chocolate chips); 1 piece Egg (1 egg); ¼ cup Fontal (¼ - ½ cup shredded cheese fontal or gruyere — up to 0.5); ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese (¼ - ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese — up to 0.5); 1 tbsp Flat-Leaf Parsley (1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian Parsley — up to 2); 3 tbsp Brown Sugar (3 tablespoons brown sugar); ½ tsp Cinnamon (½ teaspoon cinnamon); 1 piece Apple (1 apple peeled, cored and sliced thin)

Quick & Easy Homemade Puff Pastry - Appetizer,Dessert (American)

30 minAmerican

Servings1

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Ingredients

For 1 serving

Butter1 ¼ cup · 1¼ cup very cold butter (salted)* cut into cubes
Water½ cup · ½ cup very cold water + 1 tablespoon water
Table Salt¼ tsp · ¼ teaspoon salt*
All-Purpose Flour2 cup · 2 cups all-purpose flour
Ham6 slices · 6-8 slices cooked Ham — up to 8
Gruyere Cheese1 ¼ cup · 1¼ cups Gruyere or cheese of choice shredded
Pear½ piece · ½ - 1 pear sliced (not too thick/firm but ripe) — up to 1
Walnuts¼ cup · ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
Chocolate Chip¼ cup · ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Egg1 piece · 1 egg
Fontal¼ cup · ¼ - ½ cup shredded cheese fontal or gruyere — up to 0.5
Parmesan Cheese¼ cup · ¼ - ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese — up to 0.5
Flat-Leaf Parsley1 tbsp · 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian Parsley — up to 2
Brown Sugar3 tbsp · 3 tablespoons brown sugar
Cinnamon½ tsp · ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Apple1 piece · 1 apple peeled, cored and sliced thin

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Steps

110 MINUTE PUFF PASTRY
2Using a food processor, fitted with the metal blade, add flour and salt to the bowl, then add ¾ cup (170 grams) cold butter cut in cubes and pulse until butter is absorbed (about 10 to 12 one second pulses), then add the remaining cold butter (cubed) and pulse two or three times (no more) to combine, add the cold water and pulse four or five times just until the dough comes together to form a ball (really important not to over process).
3On a lightly floured surface place dough and knead lightly approximately 10 times. With a lightly floured rolling- pin (lightly flour the dough so it doesn't stick) roll into a rectangle approximately 12 x 18 inches (30 x 45 cm).
4Fold the dough like an envelope (see photos) then fold in half, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 - 2 hours (I left mine in the fridge for two hours).
5HAM & CHEESE ROLL UPS
6Remove from the fridge and on a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling-pin roll the still folded dough (I cut the dough in two parts, refrigerate the unused dough until needed) into a rectangle (approximately 10 x 14 inches / 25 x 35 cm). I covered the dough with thin slices of cooked ham and sprinkled with shredded cheese.
7Roll up length wise as tight as possible and brush the edges with egg wash to seal. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 20-30 minutes. Unwrap and slice with a sharp knife into ¼ inch slices. Place on prepared cookie sheet, brush with the egg wash and sprinkle with more cheese, bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately.
8PEAR, WALNUT & CHOCOLATE CRESCENTS
9Roll the remaining dough into a large circle, make 8-10 triangles. Place 1-2 slices of pear on the large part of the triangle, top with some chopped walnuts and chocolate chips. Roll up from the large part, place on prepared cookie sheet, brush with egg wash, sprinkle with a little sugar and bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden. Let cool then dust with powdered / icing sugar. Enjoy.
10DOUBLE CHEESE TWISTS
11In a small bowl mix together Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, set aside. Roll (½ or ⅓) the dough into an 1/8" thick oval, sprinkle shredded cheese on the top half of oval, bring up the bottom half to cover the top, brush with the egg wash and sprinkle with parmesan cheese mixture, slice into ½ inch strips, twist and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden. Eat warm. Enjoy!
12APPLE CINNAMON FILLING
13In a small bowl toss together, sliced apples, brown sugar and cinnamon.
14Roll out the dough into a large rectangle or square ⅛ " thick, then cut into 6-8 squares. Top each square with 2-3 apple slices, brush the edges of the square with egg mixture. Fold over and seal. Brush tops of pastry with the egg wash, sprinkle with sugar and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden. Drizzle with a little frosting if desired.
15EGG WASH
16In a small bowl beat together the egg and water.