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<table cellspacing="8px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Wonderfully flaky, buttery, tender pastries, turnovers, cheese straws,elephant ears (palmiers), shells for savory fillings, and more can be yours with a minimum of effort.

Since this pastry uses only a few ingredients, it's important to make those ingredients top-quality. We recommend Vermont's Cabot unsalted butter and sour cream, both of which are available nationally. <form action="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/PrintRecipe" method="get" name="148ae64edf3ba870_print" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" target="_blank"> <fieldset style="border: 0px; margin-top: 20px;">

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• 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt*
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup cold unsalted butter,* cut in pats
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• *If you use salted butter, reduce the amount of salt to 1/4 teaspoon

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1) Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

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2) Add the butter, working it in to make a coarse/crumbly mixture. Leave most of the butter in large, pea-sized pieces.

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3) Stir in the sour cream; the dough won't be cohesive. Turn it out onto a floured work surface, and bring it together with a few quick kneads.

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4) Pat the dough into a rough log, and roll it into an 8" x 10" rectangle.

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5) Dust both sides of the dough with flour, and starting with a shorter end, fold it in three like a business letter.

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6) Flip the dough over, give it a 90° turn on your work surface, and roll it into an 8" x 10" rectangle. Fold it in three again.

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7) Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before using. To make pastry, roll into desired size.

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8) Freeze dough for prolonged storage, up to 2 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

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Recipe summary</h2>

Hands-on time:

30 mins. to 40 mins.

Baking time:

Total time:

60 mins. to 1 hrs 10 mins.

Yield:

1 generous pound puff pastry, enough to roll into a 12" x 24" rectangle

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