What is Puff pastry?
{{Infobox food | name = Puff pastry | image = File:ChickenpotpiesopenFeb09.jpg | caption = A chicken [[pot pie]] made with puff pastry | alt = | alternate_name = Water dough,{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} détrempe, pâte feuilletée | region = | creator = | course = | type = [[Pastry]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Butter]], flour, water | variations = | calories = | other = }} [[File:Pate feuilletee 2.jpg|thumb|Puff pastry before baking, with layers clearly visible]] [[File:Puff pastry with sugar.jpg|thumb|right|Home made puff pastries with sugar]] '''Puff pastry''', also known as '''''{{lang|fr|pâte feuilletée}}''''', is a flaky light [[pastry]] made from a [[laminated]] dough composed of [[dough]] and [[butter]] or other solid fat. The butter is put inside the dough (or vice versa), making a ''{{lang|fr|paton}}'' that is repeatedly folded and rolled out before [[baking]]. It takes a long time to make. The gaps that form between the layers left by the fat melting are pushed (leavened) by the water turning into steam during the baking process. It was first made in France in the [[17th century]]..<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k114423k|title=Le cuisinier françois, enseignant la manière de bien apprester et assaisonner toutes sortes de viandes... légumes,... par le sieur de La Varenne,...|last=texte|first=La Varenne (1618-1678) Auteur du|date=1651|language=EN}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Pastries]]