Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2019 (1)

330 gmplainflour,
plusextrafordusting
300 gmchilledunsalted
butter,70gmdiced
2 tspwhitevinegar
100 gm’nduja(seenote)
100 gmpecorinopepato,
finelygrated
Chilliflakes,toserve

1 Beatflour,10gmsaltanddiced
butterin anelectricmixeron
lowspeeduntilcrumbsform
(5minutes),thenaddvinegar
and150mlicedwaterandmix
onlowspeeduntiljustcombined
butsmooth(2minutes).Press
intoa 2cm-thickrectangle,
coverandrefrigerateuntil
firm(overnight).
2 Rolloutdoughona lightly
floured surface to a 22cm

x 32cmrectangle.Refrigerate

briefly,thenusinga rollingpin,

beatbutterbetweentwosheets

ofbakingpaperintoa 20cm

square(thisshouldleavethe

buttercoldbutpliable).Place

butter1cmfromtheedgeatone

endofthepastryandfolddough

overbutter,thenfoldbaseover

toenclosebutter.Turndough

90 degreesclockwiseandroll

pastryawayfromyoutoa 20cm

x 50cmrectangle.Foldtop-half

ofdoughover,thenbottom-

thirdoveragain.Turn 90

degreesandrepeat,then

refrigeratetorest(overnight).

3 Repeatfoldingprocess

twicemore,thenrefrigerate

torestagain(overnight).

4 Placedoughona lightly

floured surface, and roll outto

a 24cmx 46cmrectangleand

refrigerateuntilfirm(1 hour).

5 Spread’ndujaevenly

overdough,thenadd

pecorinoina thinlayeron

top.Refrigerateuntilfirm.

Cutpastryinto1cm-wide

stripsandtwirleachstrip

tocreatea twisteffect,then

placeonbakingtrayslined

withbakingpaperand

refrigerateuntilrequired.

6 Preheatovento220°C.

Bakepastriesinbatches

untilgoldenandcrisp

(10-15minutes).Transfertoa

plate,coolbriefly,thenscatter

overchilliflakesandserve.

Note’Ndujais available

from select delicatessens.

180 mlFourPillars

SpicedNegroniGin

150 mlSelectAperitivo

Largeicecubes,toserve

Orangerind,cutintoa

smallround,toserve

PINEAPPLEBIANCO

VERMOUTH

300 mlBiancovermouth

3 smallpiecesdriedpineapple

(seenote),finelychopped

1 Forvermouth,combine

ingredientsina containerand

leaveatroomtemperature

for1 daytomacerate.Strain

andrefrigeratetochill.

2 Combinegin,Aperitivo,

pineapplevermouthand

90mlwaterina bottle,then

refrigeratetochill(overnight).

Makesabout700ml.

3 For1 serve,pour120ml

Negronimixtureoverice

cubein a double-rocksglass

andgarnishwithorange.

NoteDriedpineappleis

available from delicatessens.

Sunset Negroni

MAKES 6

“Thiscocktailis justassuitable

forbarbecuesasit is forluxe

cocktailparties,”saysAshton.

Startthisrecipetwodays

aheadtomakethevermouth

Pastrytwistswith’ndujaandpecorino and chill the Negroni mixture.
MAKESABOUT 30 // PREPTIME 30 MINS// COOK 30 MINS(PLUSRESTING)

Thisrough-puffpastryis basedona recipebyPaulAllamand
DavidMcGuinnessofBourkeStreetBakery.Inwarmweather,
it’simportanttokeepthepastrychilledbetweentherollingand
twisting. Start this recipe three days ahead to make pastry.