quick easy pastry recipe how to make? (step by step simple guide)

Alright, so today I tried this quick pastry recipe everyone’s been raving about. Had a sudden craving for something flaky but didn’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. Here’s exactly what went down.

The stuff I grabbed

• Two cups regular flour (didn’t even sift it, just dumped)
• One cup frozen butter straight from my freezer
• Pinch of salt – didn’t measure, just threw some in
• Half cup ice water, maybe a bit more later
• Big spoon of sugar because why not

First thing, I shredded that frozen butter right into the flour bowl using my cheese grater. Messy? Heck yeah – butter flakes went everywhere. Mixed it rough with my fingers until it looked like wet sand with some pea-sized chunks left. Then poured ice water bit by bit while stirring with a fork. This part sucked – dough looked too dry so I added two extra splashes of water.

Kneaded the whole mess on my counter for like two minutes tops. Saw cracks everywhere but said screw it, wrapped that lump in plastic and chucked in the fridge. Left it for 30 minutes instead of the “recommended” hour cause I’m impatient. When I rolled it out, butter chunks were still visible. Good sign? Maybe.

The folding trick that saved me

Rolled the dough into a messy rectangle, folded it letter-style into thirds like a business letter. Rotated 90 degrees and rolled again. Repeated this folding-rolling four times until it stopped looking like a disaster. Not gonna lie – butter leaked through twice and my counter looked like a crime scene.

Preheated oven to 200°C while cutting squares freehand with a knife. Brushed with beaten egg using my toddler’s craft brush (washed it first, promise!). Spranked some coarse sugar on top cause fancy.

Baked for 15 minutes exactly. Smelled amazing but bottoms were pale, so gave them 3 extra minutes. Final result? Flaky as heck – like shattering glass when you bite. Crumbly messy goodness. Perfect with jam. Will totally make again but maybe with less water next time.