ChefJune
Master Chef
Just tried again with the pepperidge farm again... the combination of extra baking time and giving the bacon a little bit more heat to make it crisper, really did help everything come out better - it was much crisper this time. I also picked up some Dufour puff pastry at whole foods which I will use next time I'm cooking for a special dinner... $10.50 for a small package... wow! But yes, I think I can consieder this case closed.
Glad you solved the riddle!
IIRC, the Dufour does contain a pound of puff pastry, and it is made with all-butter, as opposed to the PF, which is not made with butter. There's the difference in price. Also, PF is a mass production company, and DuFour is a small, artisan company.
Even at $10+ per pound, I consider the DuFour a bargain, because of the time it takes (not to mention the floury mess) to make the puff pastry myself.