Flaky pastry
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Sweet potato flaky pastry | |
| Alternative names | Quick puff pastry, blitz puff pastry |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Place of origin | Georgia |
| Main ingredients | Shortening |
 Cookbook: Flaky pastry  Media: Flaky pastry | |
Flaky pastry, also known as blitz pastry or rough puff, is a light and flaky unleavened pastry that is similar to, but distinct from, puff pastry. Flaky pastry relies on large lumps of shortening (approximately 1-in./2½ cm. across) mixed into the dough, as opposed to the large rectangle of shortening in puff pastry. Flaky pastry dough is then rolled and folded in a manner similar to puff pastry.[1]
The chunks of shortening keep the rolled particles of dough in the flaky pastry separate from each other, so that when the dough is baked they become flakes. This yields a different texture from puff pastry, where rectangles of dough and fat are rolled and folded together in such a way that the result is a number of uniform sheets of pastry.
Flaky pastry is used to make pasties, turnovers, sausage rolls, and plaits.
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References
- ↑ The Concise Household Encyclopedia, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London (1920)
