fast puff pastry:
5 cups flour
2.5 teaspoons salt
2 cups cold water
2 cups butter

mix flour and salt. add enough water to form a dough. roll out on a floured counter (about the size of cookie sheet). then roll 1 cup of butter between two pieces of a wax paper about half the size of the dough. fold the dough in half so that the butter is sealed in the layers. roll again and fold. refrigerate until chilled. roll out the dough and butter into respective sizes, fold and roll and fold. refrigerate. divide in two (makes to pastries).