What You Need to Know
Flaky pastry, also known as quick pastry, blitz pastry or rough puff, is a light and thin unleavened pastry that is similar to, but distinct from, puff pastry. It is often called quick pastry or blitz pastry in reference to the short time its preparation requires.
Steps
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Mille-feuille (France): Creates the characteristic hundreds of crisp layers
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Baklava (Ottoman Empire): Provides structural integrity between nut layers
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Roti prata (Singapore/Malaysia): Achieves the desired flaky, layered texture