Description:
Puff is a pastry consisting of different layers with mainly two elements `the dough packet` and `the butter packet`. I`m posting two recipes, one is for filling and other is for making the puff pastry.
Ingredients for filling:
1. Eggs - 3
2. Onion - 1
3. Ginger
4. Garlic, curry leaves
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
6. Chilli powder - 1tspn
7. Garam masala - 1tspn
8. Pepper powder - 1/2tspn(optional)
9. Oil
10. Egg wash(keep it for later use)
11. Salt to taste
Procedure:
Chop the onion, ginger and garlic. Boil the eggs and let aside to cool down. Take a skillet and pour oil. Saute the ginger, garlic, curry leaves and onions. When the onions starts to turn golden brown add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, pepper powder and salt. Mix and cook till the filling becomes dry with no moist. Transfer the filling to a bowl and let it cool down. Don`t use hot filling to bake the pastry. Let it cool down and use. Break the eggs and cut into half.
Ingredients for making homemade puff pastry sheets:
1. All purpose flour - 3 cups(small)
2. Butter - 100 to 150 gms
3. Chilled water
4. Plastic wrap
5. Salt to taste
Procedure:
Put the all purpose flour into a bowl and add salt to it. Mix well and keep in the fridge for 10 mnts. Take it out and add 30-40 gms of butter and knead the dough with chilled water. Knead continuously till the dough becomes smooth. Cover with a plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for almost an hour. Since we are using butter so the dough for pastry sheet should be always chilled otherwise chances are there the butter will start melting in the process and the dough will get mushy.
Take out the chilled dough. On a rolling board/flat surface spread little flour and place the dough on it. Start rolling to form a rectangle shape. Then spread some butter over the dough and fold one side of the dough till center and other side overlapping the first fold. Again wrap in a plastic wrap and keep it inside the fridge for 10-15 mnts.
After that take out the dough and repeat the same process. Roll the dough to form a rectangle shape and spread some butter over it. Fold one side till center and overlap the other side on top. Wrap in a plastic wrap and keep in fridge for 10-15 mnts. Repeat this same process again 1 or 2 times. Final stage, take out the dough and roll it to the maximum. Cut off the irregular sides to form a symmetrical rectangle shape. Again cut into smaller square shapes and the sheets are ready to be baked. You can wrap the sheets and keep in freeze for later use but when you are planning to use it, make sure to thaw for atleast an hour.
Procedure for making Egg puffs:
You can either use homemade puff sheets or readymade store bought. For this recipe I have used the homemade puffs sheet. Take a sheet and place the filling in the center. Keep a piece of egg over the filling. Pull up one corner of the sheet and wrap over the filling to the middle.
Repeat the same for other corners and slightly press with the fingers to seal properly.You can make Egg puffs in different shapes. If you want to go for a rectangle shape puff just keep the filling with Egg on top and cover with the other half of the sheet. No need to press/seal the sides. Meanwhile preheat your oven 275deg(10mnts). Take a baking tray and put a oven paper/parchment sheet/baking sheet. Place each sheets with filling carefully on the tray and apply little egg wash on the top. The egg wash will give a golden colour on top layer while baking. Bake for 30 mnts(300deg).
Once the puffs are done take them out. The puffs will be crispy with golden colour on top. Serve with ketch up and the kids will clean the plate in seconds. Please try.
