Description
A simple and versatile flaky pastry dough made with just a few ingredients, yielding a buttery, crisp texture perfect for both sweet and savory dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, very cold and cubed
- 6 to 8 tablespoons ice-cold water
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt until evenly combined.
- Add cold cubed butter and work it into the flour using fingertips or a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized pieces.
- Add ice-cold water one tablespoon at a time, mixing gently until the dough just comes together.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently form into a ball, then flatten into a disc.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface and use as desired.
Notes
- Add sugar for sweet pastry or herbs for savory variations.
- Keep butter cold to ensure flakiness.
- Do not overmix to avoid tough dough.
- Store in refrigerator up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 months.
- Thaw frozen dough in the refrigerator before use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 260 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
