Puff Pastry with a Cheese Layer

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Wrapping Dough

1. 1
   In a bowl, mix the flour and salt.

   Bowl
2. 2
   Add the oil and the water and Knead about 5 minutes, until you get a smooth, soft dough that doesn't stick to your hands.

   ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer

   💡If the dough sticks, add a tablespoon of flour; if it crumbles, a tablespoon of water. Good dough is as soft as an earlobe.
3. 3
   Cover and let the dough rest 30 minutes at room temperature.

   💡Oil-and-water dough needs no rising: the rest relaxes the gluten, so the dough rolls out thin without shrinking back.

To assemble

1. 4
   Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
2. 5
   Roll out one sheet of pastry on a work surface and transfer it to a baking sheet.

   Rolling pinBaking pan
3. 6
   Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese and 4 oz of the yellow cheese over the pastry.
4. 7
   Cover with the second sheet of pastry, seal the edges and brush with beaten egg.

   Pastry brush
5. 8
   Sprinkle the rest of the yellow cheese over the pastry and score it lightly with a knife.

   Knife
6. 9
   Bake 25–30 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbling.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.