Puff pastry is basically dough made with butter. When you bake it, it becomes light and fluffy because of all the layers of butter in the dough. As with any bread, it absorbs into the bloodstream like other breads and carbohydrates.
2006-08-31 04:59:07
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answered by Chef Orville 4
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In baking, a puff pastry (pâte feuilletée) is a light, flaky pastry made from dough of the same name. The dough, which is also called puff paste, contains several layers of butter. Croissants are sometimes formed from puff pastry. Puff pastry shells used to be filled with crabmeat salad or chicken à la king at ladies' luncheons. An American fashion in the late 1970s was to bake a wedge of Brie in puff pastry and serve warm. Choux pastry, used to make cream puffs is different, using eggs. Bourekas is also made out of puff pastry, filled with various ingredients.
Ingredients
1 (one) pound of flour
1 (one) pound of butter
water
Directions
Sift the flour.
Divide the butter into four parts.
Cut one part of the butter into the flour with a knife.
Make the butter and flour into dough with water.
Roll the dough.
Flake the dough with part of the butter.
Flake until all the butter is in.
You have made enough crust for at least ten puffs.
Bake with a quick heat for 10 (ten) to 15 (fifteen) minutes.
2006-08-31 11:37:11
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answered by jelly-bean 4
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In baking, a puff pastry (pâte feuilletée) is a light, flaky pastry made from dough of the same name. The dough, which is also called puff paste, contains several layers of butter. Croissants are sometimes formed from puff pastry. Puff pastry shells used to be filled with crabmeat salad or chicken à la king at ladies' luncheons. An American fashion in the late 1970s was to bake a wedge of Brie in puff pastry and serve warm. Choux pastry, used to make cream puffs is different, using eggs. Bourekas is also made out of puff pastry, filled with various ingredients.
The site listed below has several ways to make puff pastries.
2006-08-31 11:34:53
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answered by ted_armentrout 5
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Puff pastry is made of flour,butter(a lot of it)
And a small amount of very cold water.
2006-08-31 11:37:21
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answered by massimo 6
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It is delicious. I like the potato puffs, or cheese puffs. Yum yum!
2006-08-31 11:30:35
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answered by jfahd 4
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Check out: http://www.muginohousa.com/
Love them pastries!
2006-08-31 11:32:57
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answered by ted m 1
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the dough is light and fluffy or "puffy" if you will.
absorbed in to bloodsteam? hmmm...just as quickly as any other food I suppose...
2006-08-31 11:34:12
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answered by somebody 3
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i think asians eat it. it resembles rice krispie treats... not sure if its the same though...
2006-08-31 11:30:55
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answered by jeanne g 4
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