I tried eight ready-made puff pastry sheets - the £1.90 name brand was claggy

I tried eight ready-made puff pastry sheets - the £1.90 name brand was claggy

It is well-known that while shortcrust pastry isn’t difficult to make at home, puff pastry is far more time-consuming. Even seasoned experts don’t sneer at buying in a ready-made roll. While shortcrust asks cooks to rub fat into flour and bake for a layer of short, crumbly, biscuity pastry, puff pastry demands great reserves of butter and patience, and a knack for folding and rolling. To create its many airy layers of golden lamination, cold but…