Did you know that it is possible to make homemade pastry dough using just 3 ingredients? This is a more economical, simple, and tasty alternative to make food at home. Here, we have separated tips on how to make a homemade pastry dough for you to fill in the way you prefer. A good tip is to serve mini pastries as appetizers at parties, meetings with friends or even use the recipe to sell. It’s up to you!
Homemade Pastry Dough Recipe
Preparing a homemade pastry dough is a cheaper and simpler task than most people think – just with wheat flour, salt, and water (in the right proportions), it is possible to make a crispy dough, in the perfect consistency! Check out our step-by-step instructions to avoid making mistakes:
You will need: 2 cups of all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon of salt, 160 ml of water.
In a large bowl, place the all-purpose flour, add salt and mix lightly by hand. Then add the water and start to mix the ingredients well, until the dough is homogeneous (with all the flour well added). Transfer the dough to a clean bench and then start kneading well, for at least 15 minutes. The idea is that the dough is completely smooth, more elastic, and no longer sticking to the fingers.
Roll the dough into a ball, put it back into the bowl, and cover it with a dish towel. Wait about 20 minutes for it to grow a little. After this time:
- Sprinkle some wheat flour on the counter.
- Place the dough on top and.
- With the help of a rolling pin, start to open it.
For the pastry to become crispy, the ideal is that you open the dough well so that it becomes thin (leave it at a thickness between 0.5 and 0.7 mm). Once the dough has been rolled out, use a round shape to cut it to form patterned circles.
Now it’s time to stuff! To facilitate this process, wet the tip of your index finger and pass it along the edges of the dough (which helps when gluing it together). Place the filling right in the middle of the dough and then close the pastry. Use a fork to pinch the ends together and leave the pastel’s trademark. Then you can freeze the pastries to fry them later, or heat a pan with oil and prepare them. The result is super crispy, you bet!
Make different fillings for pastels
If you want to sell pastries to earn extra income, the ideal is to bet on a wide variety of fillings. So, before starting the business, our tip is to make a good plan about the flavors that will be served. To be more successful, the ideal is to start by offering at least 10 different savory flavors: plain cheese, cheese mix with oregano, cheese with ham, plain ground beef, ground beef with olive and egg, simple chicken, chicken with catupiry, the heart of palm and mozzarella, shredded roast beef and jerky beef with cheese. Besides the sweet options that can also be varied, such as cheese with guava, pure chocolate, strawberry, banana, dulce de leche, banana, sugar, and cinnamon. The wider the menu, the better for the enterprise! Just don’t forget to put everything at the tip of your pencil and plan well before starting the business.