After rinsing the scallions with cold water, trim the tops
about an inch down.
Chop the tops off
about an inch down from the top, keeping the «handle» in place.
I should also mention that this time around I actually sewed the rings
about an inch down from the top of the curtain and didn't use the clips at all.
Not exact matches
In the meantime, working one at time, put the chicken breast between 2 sheets of clingfilm skin side
down and pound it with the meat pounder until
about 1/4
inch thin.
For a more even loaf, with a wet, very sharp knife, slash the loaf
down the center
about 1 / 4 -
inch deep.
Press
down each round gently to
about 1/2 -
inch (1 cm) thickness.
Once all brats are skewered, slice diagonal slices
about 1
inch apart
down to where skewer is threaded through.
Grease a jelly roll pan (this one's
about 10 x 15
inches — that works), then line it with wax paper (I don't know why it doesn't burn the house
down on this one rare occasion — it just doesn't) or parchment, grease it again, then sprinkle it with gee eff flour and tap the flour around.
Place squash pieces in a glass container with 1/2
inch of water, face
down, and microwave until tender -
about 6 - 8 minutes.
Press with the moistened tines of a fork into a small bowl of granulated sugar, then press
down on the top of each piece of dough until the tines leave an impression
about 1 / 4 -
inch deep.
Add more flour to the top of the mound of dough and pat it
down into an even slab,
about 1/4
inch thick.
Place the roasted strawberries, cut side
down, on top of the cake batter
about 1/2
inch apart from one another in concentric circles.
With the seam side
down, slice the roll into 4 pieces, each piece will be
about 1 1/2
inches wide.
Place each loaf on parchment paper
about six
inches apart, seam side
down.
With seam side
down, cut dough crosswise with thin sharp knife into 18 equal slices (each
about 1/2 to 3/4
inch wide).
Place
about 2
inches apart on parchment - lined cookie sheet and gently press
down to flatten slightly.
Let the cake cool for
about 15 minutes or so in the pan, then place a plate (or platter) that's at least a few
inches bigger than the cake, up side
down on top of the pan.
Fill a large baking dish with
about an
inch of water and place squash, face
down into baking dish.
Put another piece of waxed paper on top, flatten slightly, and then, using a heavy pan or a tortilla press, press
down so that the ball flattens into a disk
about 3 to 4
inches around.
5 / Using the rolling pin, press
down on the dough at regular intervals, repeating and covering the entire surface area, until it is
about 1
inch thick.
Set the ice cream on one wafer press
down gently with a second wafer to spread the ice cream over the whole wafer to a thickness of
about 1/2 -3 / 4
inch.
Holding knife against the bones, cut
about 2
inches down to separate meat from the bone to create a pocket, leaving the bottom portion intact.
Press
down to
about an
inch thick and use a cup or scone cutter to cut into even rounds.
On a cutting board, lay the apples cut - side
down and cut them into pieces that are
about 1 -
inch square.
Set the larger piece, flat bottom
down, on your cake plate, and frost the middle of the cake with
about a half
inch of icing.
First, be mindful that you are pressing the dough
down evenly and thinly,
about a 1/4» to 1/3»
inch thickness gives the best crunch experience.
Basically what you do is cut a pocket on the underside of the breast into that thick part where the wishbone would be, then pound
down the breast until its
about 1 / 4 -
inch, then stuff that pocket and roll up.
Tear off a piece of foil
about six
inches wide, shiny side
down.
Press
down the
down and transfer to a lightly oiled baking sheet, spreading so the dough is
about 1
inch thick.
Divide dough in half, shape into a ball, dust lightly with flour, and place in the center of a lightly oiled piece of foil
about 10
inches square, shiny side
down.
Second, press the dough on the bottom and
about a half
inch up the sides so the filling doesn't seep
down the sides and end up on the bottom of the crust resembling an inside - out pop - tart.
Pat
down each rope to an even thickness of
about 1/2
inch.
Place chopped fruit in a line the
down the centre of the wrapper, being sure to leave
about 1 1/2
inches above and below
Slice
about 1/4
inch off the bottom of the bulb, and cut the bulb in half,
down through the middle (top to bottom).
Flip the dough upside
down and keep rolling until
about 5 - 6 mm (1/4
inches) thick.
Pour pretzel mixture into an 8
inch springform pan and press
down firmly (I used a flat bottomed ramekin to press to bottom and against sides) along the bottom and up
about 1
inch on sides.
Pat
down until
about 3/4 -1
inch thick.
Use your hands to press it
down into a large rectangle,
about 1 -
inch thick.
Dip the bottom of a moistened glass in the sugar and press
down on the cookies slightly, flattening them to
about 2
inches in diameter, maybe a little less.
Transfer dough, smooth side
down, to lightly floured work surface and press gently to flatten to
about 1 / 2 -
inch thickness.
Scoop the dough onto a large sheet of parchment paper, cover with another piece of parchment, squish the dough
down into a 1/2
inch thick circle, and place in the fridge to chill for
about 30 minutes.
When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, flatten them (either with your hand, a towel underneath your hand or a spatula)
down to
about a 1 / 3 -
inch and let cool.
Grill the salmon, skin - side
down, until it flakes apart easily, and it is opaque inside,
about 10 - 15 minutes for a 1 -
inch thick fillet.
Wet your hand, and gently press each cookie
down to
about 1/2
inch thick.
Place the two dough balls on the lined baking sheet and gently press
down until the crusts are
about 1/4 -
inch thick.
I placed them on parchment and then another sheet of parchment over top and pressed them
down to
about 1/3
inch high.
Flatten each cookie
down to
about 1 / 3 -
inch thick using the tines of a fork.
Using a large spoon or tamale spreader, evenly spread
about 1/2 cup masa from the middle of the husk
down leaving
about 1/2 -
inch border on the sides.
Holding the pastry bag straight up and
down, hovering
about 1 / 4 -
inch off the parchment, pipe out
about 36 balls of dough, each one 3/4
inch wide and 1/2
inch tall.
Transfer the dough balls to a baking sheet covered in parchment paper sugar side up (sticky, non-sugar side
down)
about 2
inches apart.