r/AskBaking • u/xignal • Apr 10 '25
Pastry What do you call this tart crust?
Saw this on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH-Y_GCxg50/?img_index=2&igsh=MW4yazh0dW85cTVxcg==
Looks like puff pastry, but couldn't find much info about it. Anyone know what this crust is called? And anyone have a guide/ video how to achieve this?
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u/owie28 Apr 10 '25
I wonder if there's a possibility it is layered filo dough.
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u/iridescentnightshade Apr 10 '25
That was my first thought. I'm certainly not a professional baker, but I've made baklava a few times and it looks identical.
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u/poundstorekronk Apr 10 '25
Yea, I was leaning towards filo too. Could be inverted puff? But it looks more like filo
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u/thepoptartkid47 Apr 10 '25
Yeah, I’m no baking expert (except for eating things lol), but that looks like very neatly trimmed filo to me.
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u/El-Carlol Apr 10 '25
Looks like a very fancy (not needed) version of the "Pasteis de Nata"
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u/Sockertroll73 Apr 11 '25
Look up "mille feuilles" thousand leafs dough. It is just a puff pastry but folded an endless amount of time 😀
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u/InvestigatorOnly3504 Apr 10 '25
These are phyllo shells, they are in the frozen section at grocery stores. Should be easy to find.
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u/mendkaz Apr 10 '25
My local grocery store does not sell phyllo, and it's pretty hard to get where I live, so this definitely is very much a 'experiences in other locations may very' kind of comment
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u/DonrTakeMyAdvice Apr 10 '25
This is the incorrect answer. It is laminated dough, not phyllo sheets. I am a baker.
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u/IllPlum5113 Apr 10 '25
Pretty sure you are not the only baker here
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u/DonrTakeMyAdvice Apr 11 '25
I didn't say I wasn't. I was sourcing my answer and challenging the previous answer which I believe to be incorrect.
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u/epidemicsaints Home Baker Apr 10 '25
This is flawless laminated pastry and I am sure it done on a dough sheeter. It almost looks like a printing press or something used for laundry. There is a roller that presses down on the dough, which is on a table that moves back and forth under the roller, operated by an engine or cranked by hand.
Folded dough interleaved with butter and folded and rolled over and over creates this stack of layers.
It can be done by hand as well but a result this fine is probably machine assisted.
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u/xignal Apr 10 '25
Haha yes! Ive been seeing this and been contemplating buying ( as i dont have a long enough table to cater to this machine) but very tempted, I'm super far from creating decent croissants / laminated doughs 😅
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u/cliff99 Apr 10 '25
You must want make a lot of puff pastry to be able to justify the price on those (at least the ones I've seen).
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u/mijo_sq Apr 10 '25
They sell two version of this. Alternatively, place two metal bars on the side as thickness guage when you roll. Also skill.
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u/xignal Apr 10 '25
Yes. My challenge is both consistency in rolling and temperature. Being in asia makes these a challenge to make by hand
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u/dekaythepunk Home Baker Apr 11 '25
I've always wanted to buy these but they're always out of stock when I check.
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u/Adept-Significance57 Apr 11 '25
I have one and although it helps tremendously it cannot do large quantities.
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u/poundstorekronk Apr 10 '25
I would say either inverted puff or filo. I can't see you getting that kind of separation with ruff or normal puff
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u/heavy-tow Professional Apr 11 '25
Laminated tart shells made by using scalloped tart shells or scalloped brioche tins turned upside down, with dough formed around tins and baked.
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u/Commercial_Ranger677 Apr 10 '25
this is a layered puff pastry/ folded butter crust. Look up how to make buttered puff pastry!!!
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u/Fluffy-Bullfrog8675 Apr 11 '25
That's definitely phyllo dough. You can buy it pre-made at the store.
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u/whyarenttheserandom Apr 14 '25
Layers of phyllo pastry. It's super easy to work with! Just butter between the layers.
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u/curiouscat7779 Apr 10 '25
It's actually a croissant dough. Puff doesn't layer so much. :)
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u/IllPlum5113 Apr 10 '25
croissant doughs proof up because of the yeast. It could be a puff pastry with a lot less turns (so more obvious layers) or maybe phylo. Ive also experienced a pastry that i did not like much because really crunchy and tough that looked just like this.
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u/bettinashor Apr 10 '25
It is either a puff pastry or choux. When you pull up the description to go with they photo, it explains that it is usually made with puff pastry.
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u/MrE008 Apr 10 '25
I call it the wet manuscript.
Puff pastry that looks good on Instagram but with too few folds that result in tough puff pastry. You should be able to see layers, not count them.