On 6/3/2012 10:52 PM, Pico Rico wrote:

> the one I made came out much better than the ones I have bought. It really
> isn't that hard. It does take a while, since you need to let it cool in the
> fridge a couple times, but if you don't sit there and watch it but find
> something else to do, it doesn't take that long.
>
> The commercial ones I have used had less rise than mine.
>
I haven't made real puff pastry in years, but mine rose amazingly high -
much higher than any store bought stuff I've tried. These days I
generally make 'rough puff' pastry - it doesn't rise as high as the real
deal, but tastes better and rises as well as the commercial stuff.