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The Farm Girl Attempts Cheats Rough Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show and It Works! I don't know about you, but I adore The Great British Baking Show.  It is my favorite baking show of all time -- the tent is gorgeous, the decor is totally charming, the contestants real and diverse, and the food looks to die for!  Everyone is nice to each other and helpful, unlike some of the other cutthroat baking contest shows.  And who doesn't love the names of the hosts -- Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry -- perfect!   It has become one of my comfort shows -- I record it and when I'm having a bad day I watch some episodes and I feel better by the end.     If you haven't watched them you can catch them online here http://www.pbs.org/show/great-british-baking-show/.  They are worth the time. The Farm Girl's Attempt Paul Hollywood's Cheats Rough Puff Pastry Recipe Ok, so let's talk about puff pastry. Rough Puff is a quick, light flaky pastry without all of the work of a true Puff Pastry.  I found it worked great for the two recipes I used it for -- pot pies and a breakfast pastry.  I have always just purchased pre-made puff pastry in the frozen food section and they work great, however, it is kind of expensive if you are making a large quantity. Making it from scratch seemed absolutely terrifying -- I didn't grow up with a mom who made pastries -- with 12 kids in our farm family, a big pan of brownies was the ticket -- easy, inexpensive and fast.  Now that I am doing some catering at smaller weddings on our farm, I am on a mission to get good at several different pastries for appetizers and desserts.  ...