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===Don't bother making it!===
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Image:JusRollPuffPastry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Jus Roll puff pastry
Image:Dorset puff pastry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dorset puff pastry
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'''Save your time for something better''': buy it ready rolled, or if you want a little more work, buy it in a block and roll it yourself.

I'm sure there are others but I've found Jus-Rol to be fine.

This is one of those really neat time saving tips!

===Pre Rolled pastry sizes===
The Jus-Rol pre rolled pasty and it's supermarket own brand clones are 300g (11 oz) and are 24 cm by 30 cm ( 9.5" by 11.8" )

====Additives====
I am not aware that Jus-Rol is one of the guilty parties referred to, but see the bottom of the packet of Dorset puff pastry. It is a little small to read, so I have reproduced it here:

*''The processing aid commonly used in commercial [[pastry]] production, E920 (the derivative of '''animal hair''' and '''feathers''') which legally need '''not''' be disclosed, are not present in this product''.

===Flaky pastry/ Rough puff pastry===
'''Flaky pastry''' is similar to puff pastry, the difference being that large lumps of shortening 2.5 cm (1") across, as opposed to a large rectangle of shortening, are mixed into the [[dough]], which is then rolled and folded in a similar manner.

It uses large chunks of fat because when they melt in the oven, they give off steam and create layers, which make it flaky.

Flaky pastry is sometimes called quick puff pastry or blitz puff pastry or rough puff pastry.

Use ready rolled puff pastry as a substitute for any of the pastry types listed here.

For a quick and unusual pizza, try our [[Prawn puff pastry pizza]]
===Rolling out===
A [[pastry mat]] is a useful aid for this.

===Puff pastry shrinkage===
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Image:Puff pastry shrinkage.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Don't trim close to the edge or your pastry will shrink, badly!
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When trimming puff pastry to cover a pie leave an overlap of about 2.5cm (1") all the way around the pie dish. This will hang over and stop the pastry sinking into the pie filling; it will also prevent shrinkage. ''See example''.

===Puff pastry cooking times and temperatures===
{{PuffPastryTimesTemperatures}}

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