When it comes to baking, I firmly believe it pays to make things from scratch. But there are a few exceptions, one being puff pastry. I have seen enough baking shows where contestants lament the perils of making pastry on a warm day to know that puff pastry is hard, and the stuff from the packet does the job perfectly well. Life is too short for all that stress, right?
Well, I was wrong. Last week, I was in France, home of the perfect pastry, and on a rainy weekend I decided it was finally time to give it…
