Puff Pastry for Beef Wellington

Where can a home cook buy puff pastry in Chicago for Beef Wellington?

Just about any grocery will have frozen puff pastry - usually Pepperidge Farm brand. Just thaw it out overnight in the refrigerator.

I assume you're looking for raw puff pastry? Almost any grocery store will have a version (Pepperidge Farm is what they usually carry, not made with butter) I buy mine at Marketplace on Oakton, it's in a little square package with the other frozen doughs labeled something like Pate Congelé or pastry dough - it's also not made with butter, but I like it.

Another poster recommended Trader Joe's- for all-butter puff pastry.

Another thread that may be helpful.

Saw puff pastry in the Jewel on Waukegan and Lake Cook in Deerfield. It was not Pepperidge Farm but I didn't pay close attention. It was also in an odd place. It was with the frozen kosher foods.
Paulette

I saw it at Trader Joe's yesterday, in the freezer section, next to the frozen cookies.

By far the best frozen puff pastry that I have ever tried is a product called Dufour. It produces the lightest, puffiest layers I have ever seen. There is no comparison to Pepperidge Farm, but it is considerably more expensive. Not sure if it is sold in the Chicago area. When I lived in Connecticut I used to buy it at Whole Foods.

rickster wrote:By far the best frozen puff pastry that I have ever tried is a product called Dufour. It produces the lightest, puffiest layers I have ever seen. There is no comparison to Pepperidge Farm, but it is considerably more expensive. Not sure if it is sold in the Chicago area. When I lived in Connecticut I used to buy it at Whole Foods.

it is sold in Chicago at Whole Foods and Provenence. I agree that the quality blows away other commercial brands, but the price is painfully high.

The Trader Joe's (all butter) puff pastry is back. I remarked on it to the guy at the check out and he said it was seasonal. They would have it through the end of the year. It is in the frozen section with the desserts.

Add GFS Marketplace as another source.

rickster wrote:By far the best frozen puff pastry that I have ever tried is a product called Dufour. It produces the lightest, puffiest layers I have ever seen. There is no comparison to Pepperidge Farm, but it is considerably more expensive. Not sure if it is sold in the Chicago area. When I lived in Connecticut I used to buy it at Whole Foods.

Dufour is an all butter product. This isn't any help, but we get it in full and half sheet pan size sheets from European Imports. And yes...it's expensive.

I believe I saw Dufour puff pastry at Fox and Obel recently, but I also think it was upwards of $12 a box.

Dufour is expensive but...if you're making beef wellington, it seems like its worth the extra money. Of course, you could make it yourself. It's one of those things that takes some time but is (for me) kind of fun..when I have the time.

Making Puff is not that hard if you use Pepin's simple method.
After learning and using that method, I don't purchase Puff anymore.-Dick