CAFé AZUL'S PASTRY DOUGH

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Café Azul's Pastry Dough image

Provided by Claire Archibald

Categories     Pastry     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 3 lb (enough for 24 empanadas)

Number Of Ingredients 6

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
4 sticks (2 cups) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
About 3/4 cup ice water

Steps:

  • Sift flour with salt into a large bowl and blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.
  • Beat egg with vinegar in a 1-cup measure using a fork, then add enough ice water to measure 1 cup total. Add to flour mixture, stirring with fork until incorporated.
  • Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently with heel of your hand just enough to bring dough together. Roll out or pat into a 15- by 9-inch rectangle. Arrange dough with short side nearest you, then fold into thirds like a letter to form a roughly 5- by 9-inch rectangle. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour and up to 6 (do not chill longer or dough will discolor).

Narisa Moxin
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I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.


Robert Hook
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Overall, I thought this was a good recipe. The pastry dough was easy to work with and the pastries were delicious.


Raymond Duffy
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I wish the recipe included more detailed instructions on how to roll out the dough.


Peace Somto
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This recipe is a bit too sweet for my taste.


Bayleigh Faith
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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my pastry dough turned out tough. I think I might have over-mixed it.


Mr Badsha
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I made a few changes to the recipe, but it still turned out great. I used butter instead of shortening and I added a little bit of sugar.


Abas Salarzai
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The instructions in this recipe are very clear and easy to follow.


Zeshan Qadri
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I love that this recipe uses all-purpose flour. It's so much easier to find than pastry flour.


Nantume Joselyn
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I was a little hesitant to try this recipe because I'm not a very experienced baker, but it turned out great! The dough was easy to work with and the pastries were delicious.


Zion Vigilant
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This is the best pastry dough recipe I've ever tried. It's so versatile and can be used for a variety of pastries.


md rubelhossain
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I've made this pastry dough several times now and it's always a hit. My friends and family love it!


Florence Mitts
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This pastry dough is amazing! It's so easy to work with and it always turns out flaky and delicious.