Turn store-bought pastry and dough into stunning bakery-worthy treats in minutes! These three simple hacks are perfect for a ...

As for what dough to use, you can make your own using all-purpose flour, water, and oil, or take a shortcut by turning store-bought puff pastry into a batch of samosa dough.

Fold it in half. (Photo by Ren Fuller) Repeat this process with the second piece of dough. When it's ready, unwrap the first piece of dough and place it on top of the second. Use a rolling pin to ...

To make the four fold, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle about the size of a half baking sheet (13x18 inches) and about 1/2-inch thick.

Roll the dough out to approximately ¼- to ⅛-inch thickness (the thickness of an average pie crust). Then fold the top half of the dough over the bottom half, creating two layers of dough.

One more letter fold and you’re set. Puff pastry dough in about an hour. I found that, as with pie dough, the easiest method for combining quick puff dough is in a food processor.

Turn the dough 90 degrees so the folded edge is on your left. Again, roll the dough into a 6-by-20-inch rectangle. Perform a book fold (watch a demo here, full explanation in note below).