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In a food processor, add in the bread flour, cake flour, and butter and blend it.
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(Make sure that the butter is still cold.
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Even better if you refrigerate the flour.)
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Once it is crumbly, it's done.
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(At this point, it shouldn't be finely mixed yet and the butter should still be slightly chunky.)
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Add in the water and blend.
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Set it to pulse mode if you have it.
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If you don't have that setting, turn the machine on and off to pulse (try to use as few pulses as possible).
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Once the dough looks like this picture where the dough is starting to come together, it's ready.
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Tip for this step is to make sure the consistency isn't too smooth yet-- leave some lumps of butter and let the dough be a bit floury.
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When preparing by hand Make sure that the butter and the dry ingredients are mixed together well by using your fingertips.
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Then, while adding in the cold water, use a scraper to cut in the butter and mix the dough together.
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Once the dry ingredients have been incorporated, it's done.
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(Mix until there are still some lumps of butter.)
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Cover it with a plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to rest for an hour.
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At this point, you should be able to see spots of the butter and flour in the dough.
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Cover a countertop with flour and roll out the dough into a long rectangular shape.
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Using the flour on the surface, fold the dough into thirds.
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If you have a lot of flour on the countertop, use a decorating brush or something to brush some off as you form the dough.
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Rotate the dough by 90 degrees, fold it into thirds, and then roll it back out.
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Repeat this process 2 more times.
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(Total of 3 times.)
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This time I made sweet roll dough.
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I rolled it out into a 30 cm by 18 cm shape and coated the top with some water.
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I made a mixture of two tablespoons of granulated sugar and some cinnamon powder, and sprinkled it over the dough.
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I then rolled it.
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While rolling up the dough, adjust the shape so it stays together.
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Cover it with plastic wrap and set it in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
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Next, cut it into 5 mm wide slices.
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In a preheated oven at 375F (190C), bake for 20 minutes.
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They are done.
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The cinnamon and sugar I gently rolled into the dough melted perfectly.
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They are very cute mini pastries when done.
