The phrase
"butter pieces" refers to small chunks or slices of butter.
Full definition
With mixer on low speed,
add butter a piece at a time, mixing until incorporated after each addition.
Spread over the top of the bread and then spread the cold
butter pieces over the top of those.
Add
butter a piece at a time, stirring after each addition until incorporated before adding more; sauce should look glossy.
The addition of the
peanut butter pieces and the chocolate chips add a little of crunchy texture to the cookies.
Using a pastry cutter, cut in the chilled butter, until it looks like coarse meal, with some pea
sized butter pieces remaining.
Add in the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal and the
largest butter pieces are the size of peas.
Add the cocoa butter and continue to stir frequently until fully melted and mixed in, about 2 more minutes (but depending on the size of the
cocoa butter pieces).
Add butter a piece at a time, whisking until incorporated before adding more; stir in salt.
Add the butter cubes and cut into the flour until the mixture resembles a coarse meal, with a few pea -
size butter pieces.
Add butter and work in with a pastry blender or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal (the
largest butter pieces should be no bigger than a pea).
Increase mixer speed to medium and add
butter a piece at a time, beating until completely incorporated before adding more.
Scatter butter pieces over flour mixture and process until mixture is sandy and resembles very fine meal, about 15 seconds.
Using a pastry blender work
butter pieces into flour mixture or you may also pulse the flour mixture and butter in a food processor.
In a large, microwave safe bowl,
heat butter pieces and chopped chocolate in the microwave for about 45 - 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds or so, until chocolate is mostly melted.
Scatter the chilled
butter pieces around the bowl and pulse in 1 - second bursts just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Harry's Peanut Butter Fudge is crafted using premium peanut butter flavoured ice cream with fudgey peanut
butter pieces hidden within, and swirls of peanut butter throughout.
Scatter butter pieces over the flour mixture; using your fingers or a pastry cutter, incorporate butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Scatter the chilled
butter pieces over the flour mixture and pulse until the mixture forms coarse crumbs and the butter is in very small pieces.
Cut cold butter into small pieces and crumble into the flour mixture
until butter pieces are the size of small peas.
Drop in
COLD butter pieces and pulse until you achieve a mixture with the butter the size of small peas.
Variations: Sweet and Tart: Substitute 1/2 cup filled red licorice pieces and 1/2 cup miniature sweet and sour candy pieces for the candy corn and
peanut butter pieces.
Make the dough: In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour and butter on medium - low speed, mixing until the
largest butter pieces are the size of small peas.
In a large, microwave safe bowl,
heat butter pieces and chopped chocolate in the microwave for about 45 - 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds or so, until chocolate is mostly melted.
Used the pastry blender to combine the flour and
chilled butter pieces, then poured the flour / butter mixture over the egg / cream / cheese / apple mixture and used a dough whisk to mix until just incorporated.
With motor on medium speed,
add butter a piece at a time, waiting until each piece is fully incorporated before adding the next, until the butter is emulsified and curd is light and thick.
Whisking constantly, add
butter a piece at a time, incorporating completely before adding the next piece, until sauce is glossy; season with salt and pepper.
Quickly break the butter down into the flour mixture (
some butter pieces will be the size of oat flakes, some will be the size of peas).
Top with grated Parmesan cheese and
butter pieces.
In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt, then add butter and pulse until
the butter pieces are very small, like grains of rice.
Scatter
the butter pieces over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
The result was a super sore arm from about an hour of trying to get
the butter pieces small enough to combine with the other ingredients.
With your fingers, incorporate
the butter pieces and shortening into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Rainbow Chocolate: Substitute 1 cup candy coated chocolate pieces for the candy corn and peanut
butter pieces.
Decorate the cupcakes with Easter bunnies, peanut
butter pieces or simply a drizzle of creamy peanut butter