a hook In a small bowl mix the white vinegar, water, and sea salt with a whisk until the salt dissolves Place half the mixture in the bowl of your mixer and add the pastry flour and the softened 60-gram piece of butter Begin mixing at low speed and gradually add the remaining water mixture Mix only until the dough comes together It should look rough but you should not see any unmixed flour It should be a little sticky but not soupy Turn off the mixer and feel the dough If you cannot detect any lumps with your hand, the dough is mixed sufficiently If there are lumps, mix for just a few seconds at a time until the flour is incorporated I cannot stress enough the importance of not over-mixing Be careful The mixer is much more efficient than your hands Two other methods for making puff pastry exist One is called “inverted puff,” in which the dough is trapped in the butter instead of the other way around It’s difficult to roll out, but the ... soupy Turn off the mixer and feel the dough If you cannot detect any lumps with your hand, the dough is mixed sufficiently If there are lumps, mix for just a few seconds at a time until the flour is... enough the importance of not over-mixing Be careful The mixer is much more efficient than your hands Two other methods for making puff pastry exist One is called “inverted puff,” in which the dough is... is called “inverted puff,” in which the dough is trapped in the butter instead of the other way around It’s difficult to roll out, but the