2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
When cooking with puff pastry, you need to know some subtleties so that the finished dishes are always not only delicious, but also with a good appearance. If strictly observed, they will help the hostess to perform well for both family and guests.
Frozen puff pastry is best thawed in the refrigerator, not at room temperature. If you leave it at room temperature, it can soften too much, and re-freezing will spoil its appearance and qualities.
When it is no longer firm and can be processed, the puff pastry is taken out of the refrigerator and cut with a very sharp knife. If you do not use a sharp knife, instead of cutting well, the puff pastry is stretched and may break, which will affect the appearance of the dishes.
It is not good to mix the puff pastry again. Rolling it is also not necessary, unless it is explicitly mentioned in the recipe that it should be rolled out, but even in such cases this is done very little so as not to tear the dough.
When a filling containing some kind of liquid is placed in the puff pastry, it is good to bake the dough lightly and then to put the filling, then to bake it again. Otherwise, the liquid will soften the dough and it will not bake well.
The puff pastry is baked only in a preheated 200 degree oven. If it is placed in a cold oven and then it starts to heat up, the dough does not rise and cannot become golden.
To glue the edges of the puff pastry together, they are smeared with water and pressed very hard so that they do not come apart during baking.
When the puff pastry is placed in a pan to bake, the pan is not pre-greased. It can be lightly sprayed with cold water or covered with baking paper to prevent the dough from sticking during baking.
To make the puff pastry dishes beautiful, before baking, spread it with beaten egg or beaten yolk with a little water.
Baked puff pastry does not freeze because it loses both its shape and taste.
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