它是什么？

Puff pastry is a rich, multilayered dough. This traditional French pastry is known as a “laminated” dough because it alternates layers of fat (usually butter) with dough. It’s used to make a variety of classic French pastries likecroissants，拿破仑，以及palmiers.

Puff pastry is made by placing a block of chilled fat between layers of pastry dough, then rolling it out, folding it in thirds and letting it rest. This process, usually repeated 6 to 8 times, produces hundreds of layers of dough and butter. When baked, the butter melts creating gaps between the dough layers, the water in the dough and in the butter turn to steam, filling the the gaps and forcing the dough to puff and separate into hundreds of flaky layers. Because the process is labor-intensive (and because frozen puff pastry is delicious and simple), most home cooks don’t make their own. But if you do, the results are well worth the effort.

Puff pastry is not to be mistaken for phyllo dough, which is also commonly sold frozen. Both are flaky and crisp, but puff pastry is incredibly buttery, soft, and of course, puffy, where phyllo dough is not. The two are generally not interchangeable.

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  Plum Tarte Tatin

  这种甜点是多汁，成熟李子的理想展示。冷冻的泡芙糕点为传统的糕点外壳提供了很好的升级。此食谱摘自5种成分：快速…

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  Sweet Onion, Gruyère, Pancetta, and Potato Turnover

  Puff pastry always feels special. Here, it’s paired with potato and pancetta for a breakfast turnover that will turn heads. You can assemble the pastry the night before and bake…

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  Turkey and Spinach Hand Pies

  These turnover-like pastries make a nice lunch paired with a green salad. Or enjoy them for a casual weeknight dinner.

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  Lingonberry Cream Cheese Pastries

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  牡蛎馅饼

  “Patties” is something of a misnomer for this old-fashioned New Orleans dish, which is made by filling puff pastry shells with oysters and an herb-flecked bacon-cream sauce. The classic recipe…

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  Butternut Squash and Swiss Chard Stew Topped with Puff Pastry

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  Beet Wellington with Pinot Noir Sauce

  Here’s a vegetarian twist on a classic, upscale Continental dish, which normally includes pricey filet mignon, pâté, and truffles. This version is inexpensive, easy (if somewhat time-consuming) to prepare, and…

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  Shiitake and Roasted Red Pepper Puff Pastry Tart

  Almonds and tarragon may seem like unusual additions to a mushroom and pepper tart, but the combination is simply amazing. Serve a slice with a green salad to make it…

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  Baked Brie with Pears and Apricots

  忘了昔日的烤面包。这就像一个充满闪闪发光的螺母和果酱的软钱包。提前参加假日聚会，或者服务…