483175 Fri Jan 25 20:48:02 -0800 2008 18 12 Greater Boston Area 0 3334272 Hi, Can anyone direct me to a place that would sell puff pastry? The puff pastry sold at Shaws and Stop and shop is already cut into small pieces and/or is slightly sweetened, however, I am after larger squares in order to make a large family pie. I am close in Brookline, and can only really travel by the T or the bus. Thanks! Fri Jan 25 20:48:02 -0800 2008 153099 nleow 1 3334290 Whole Foods usually has it in sheets in the frozen section... Fri Jan 25 20:59:31 -0800 2008 3334272 14710 heathermb 1 3335210 Bazaar on Cambridge Street has a few different types of puff pastry, so I assume the one on Beacon Street probably does as well. Also, I made a steak and mushroom pie just last week using puff pastry sheets from Trader Joe's that were about 10" square before I rolled them out. Sat Jan 26 09:52:16 -0800 2008 3334272 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 2 3335264 I picked up some at Trader Joes today. Am going to use them for chicken pie. Bought two boxes, as I had a request for pigs in a blanket as one of the apps at our Superbowl party. Bought the tiny franks, and will cut the pastry into small squares. The kids love them! Sat Jan 26 10:18:36 -0800 2008 3335210 11057 macca 1 3335284 WFM carries DuFour Pastry Kitchen puff pastry. It is unsweetened and an excellent product. Sat Jan 26 10:29:14 -0800 2008 3334272 102066 almansa 1 3336351 Trader Joe's has some excellent frozen puff pastry (with good ingredients) for about $4.99/pkg. Whole Foods' puff pastry is $9.99/pkg, so you can understand why, when I found it at TJs, I grabbed 6 packages. I'll make my own puff pastry, but it's great to have the frozen stuff around when I'm lazy. Pepperidge Farm puff pastry also has a lot of "garbage" ingredients & preservatives, fwiw. Sat Jan 26 17:50:37 -0800 2008 3334272 10865 Scruffy The Cat 1 3336628 I make my own puff pastry when I have time, but it does freeze very well and the DuFour is the only way to go. It's the only one I've found that's all butter. The Pepperidge Farm stuff puffs nicely but is made with shortening, and the flavor really, really suffers. DuFour at Whole Foods is expensive, but it's the closest thing to making it from scratch. Sat Jan 26 20:04:55 -0800 2008 3334272 86651 cookboat55 2 3337151 The TJ's puff pastry ingredients are : flour, butter, salt, sugar, water As good as DuFour, just half the price. That's why when I found it at TJs I went a little loony and bought 6 packages. I wanted them to think it was very popular so they would keep it in stock. :-p Sun Jan 27 06:30:40 -0800 2008 3336628 10865 Scruffy The Cat 3 3337765 Scruffy: which trader joe's did you find the puff pastry in? I couldn't find it at the Copley and Coolidge Corner ones :-P I ended up trying the Dufour stuff (awesome :-) and the "natural" stuff that Whole Foods carries which is $3. Of course, the "natural" stuff needs you to butter each sheet which I didn't realize until I had cooked it so it was crunchy dried sheets when cooked :-( Sun Jan 27 11:06:46 -0800 2008 3337151 10684 Spike 4 3338225 I got mine at the West Newton TJs. I was unaware of a DuFour alternative at WF, though. I'll have to look for that. Even though homemade puff pastry isn't hard, it's enough of a time sink that I like to have some on hand. Well, I like to have a LOT on hand, for those puff pastry emergencies we all have. ;-) Sun Jan 27 14:11:01 -0800 2008 3337765 10865 Scruffy The Cat 5 3338941 I've seen it at TJs in Cambridge. Sun Jan 27 17:50:30 -0800 2008 3338225 26804 bee 4 3338399 I bought some on Monday at the Coolidge Corner TJ's -- it's hard to find, and in fact I didn't find it: Allstonian did, after I'd looked and not seen it. Sun Jan 27 14:59:57 -0800 2008 3337765 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 5 3338889 I hope you bought 6 packages so they think it's popular and keep stocking it... ;-) Sun Jan 27 17:37:12 -0800 2008 3338399 10865 Scruffy The Cat 1 3336693 Savenor's also carries DuFour puff. Sat Jan 26 20:49:51 -0800 2008 3334272 20213 chezchristine 1 3337234 Any Market Basket has them. Sun Jan 27 07:13:30 -0800 2008 3334272 147961 treb 1 3337887 I just bought some at whole foods today for 9.99; found it in the frozen section. Sun Jan 27 12:02:44 -0800 2008 3334272 105296 heatherfields 1 3340011 Dufour is a great product as others have mentioned. You can easily roll it out a little thinner if you need a larger piece and I think that is hard with some other brands. They sell it as Whole Foods and also at Fromaggio. Mon Jan 28 07:02:37 -0800 2008 3334272 158016 cassoulady 2 3346588 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up getting the Dufour brand from Whole Foods. It is a nice puff pastry - but not enough in the package!!! Tue Jan 29 18:52:15 -0800 2008 3340011 153099 nleow 3 3347246 at that price what a bargain! Wed Jan 30 04:31:47 -0800 2008 3346588 128816 joebelt