How can I fix rips in a puff pastry sheet?
Sometimes, a sheet of puff pastry that I'm working on will tear or rip. Sometimes this happens when I'm unfolding the sheet of puff pastry, and sometimes it happens when I'm shaping the pastry around the other ingredients.
How can I fix rips in puff pastry to best preserve the height expansion of the pastry?
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I think it depends how fussy a presentation you are working on. If it has to be perfect, there really isn't going to be any fixing it. If some variation is acceptable, just wait til it is a bit softer and patch the rip back together like you would any other dough. You'll get less nice separation of the layers in that area.
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If it has to be perfect, there really isn't going to be any fixing it. If some variation is acceptable, just wait til it is a bit softer and patch the rip back together like you would any other dough. You'll get less nice separation of the layers in that area.Why is my puff pastry ripping?
It usually occurs when you've been a bit heavy-handed with the water when you're initially bringing the pastry together (by adding water to the flour and butter), or if you have over-worked the dough and developed the gluten in the flour. A light touch is the key, and try to keep your hands cold!Can you reroll puff pastry scraps?
In the making of a recipe using puff pastry, the dough scraps can be reused. So as to preserve the puff pastry's folds, one has to be cautious. Therefore, pile the scraps on top of each other, flat, so as to be rolled out again. Important: do NOT roll the dough scraps in a ball, they'd lose their folds!Can you reroll puff pastry sheets?
To re- roll puff pastry once you have cut something out from the main piece, layer up all the trimmings, folding to achieve approximately an even stack. Press stack lightly together with fingers. Then roll out as before.Why is my pastry falling apart?
Pastry dough becomes crumbly mainly when it is too dry. If there is not enough moisture to hold the dough together, it will just fall apart. Simple as that!Thawing and Rolling Puff Pastry
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I don't have an answer about how to fix (and probably there isn't one satisfying answer, since breaking it means breaking lots of layers), but in case you don't already do, try warming it a bit before working with, don't try to unfold when just out of the fridge. I place it into my oven for a few minutes at minimum temperature.
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