Directions

1. Sift the flour.
2. Divide the butter into four parts.
3. Cut one part of the butter into the flour with a knife.
4. Make the butter and flour into dough with water.
5. Roll the dough.
6. Flake the dough with part of the butter.
7. Flake until all the butter is in.
8. You have made enough crust for at least ten puffs.
9. Bake with a quick heat for 10 (ten) to 15 (fifteen) minutes.

Method 2

see Wikipedia Cookbook

Ingredients:

• 460 g butter, divided into four equal portions
• 460 g plain (non - self raising) flour

1. Sift flour into a bowl
2. Cut one portion of butter into the flour till becomes crumbly.
3. Add cold water, as needed, to make a dough.
4. Lightly dust kneeding board and rolling pin with flour. Roll dough till it is approximately half a centimetre thick.
5. Cut (smear) another portion of butter into the pastry. Fold pastry into quarters. Roll pastry back to a half a centimetre thickness. Repeat this step till there is no butter left.
6. Draw a sheet of plastic food wrap large enough to cover one side of the flattend pastry. Invert the kneeding board.
7. Cover the other side with another sheet of plastic food wrap. Gently roll the pastry into a cylindrical shape.
8. Store in refrigerator until needed for use. Keeps well for a maximum of two days.

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/3 Cups plain (non - self raising) flour
• Additional flour for dusting
• 450 g butter, diced
• 550 g butter
• chilled water

1. In a bowl, mix the first measure of flour and diced butter, until it becomes a fine crumb.
2. Add to the crumb, a little at a time, ice cold water until it becomes a very stiff dough.
3. Lightly dust the kneeding board and rolling pin with flour.
4. Roll the pastry dough to the thickness of parchment paper, or thinner if possible.
5. Coat all of the visible dough with smears of butter. Sprinkle the pastry with a light dusting of flour, then fold in half.

• While coating the dough in butter, keep the rolling pin as cool as possible. Either place a tea towel over the rolling pin, then a cold pack on top, or place the rolling pin in the freezer if near by.