The time increase mostly comes from the chilling process
after working with the dough at each step to relax the gluten and prevent its formation.
All other cookies I've made require refrigeration, and
after working with the dough for a while, it gets warm and soft and makes it very difficult to move the dough once it's been cut — they become misshapen, forcing you to put it back in the fridge.
Not exact matches
The
dough was quite delicate to
work with and tore easily
after I folded the fruit in (probably too much moisture), so the shape is less than perfect, but that's immaterial once you take a bite!
After discovering that my tortilla
dough works amazingly well for making crispy and thin pizza crust, I've tried it
with many of my favourite toppings.
The
dough was easy to
work with after chilling.
After developing a strong expertise
working with bread and pizza
dough, Daniele honed his culinary skills under the guidance of chef Rosanna Marziale at the Michelin - starred Le Colonne restaurant in Campania.
Also, I rinsed my hands
after making each matza ball, which made it much easier to
work with the
dough.
When that was done,
after about 45 minutes, I took the
dough out of the bowl, cut it in four pieces, formed a ball of each piece, and rolled them
with a rolling pin on a well - floured
working surface.
Bake half way then flatten them
with a spatula:) This
worked great as the
dough was very crumbly and dry before cooking but
after a few min in the oven they easily kept together as they where flattened
with the back of a spatula.
Working one tablespoon at a time
with the food processor running, add ice water until your
dough holds together when you squeeze a handful of it in your fist (test
after each tablespoon).
After 12 - 24 hours, add the salt and
work it in the
dough with your hands by kneading about 5 - 7 times.
Even
after flouring my hands the
dough was like glue and hard to
work with.
The main reasons why I think I was struggling was because 1) it was a very warm and humid night so my
dough was getting very soft to
work with very quickly and 2) I didn't bother to chill it further
after I've rolled it out; so I urge you to make sure your
dough is slightly chilled before you line your tart tins and possibly rolling the
dough in between two sheets of baking paper to make it easier to transfer the
dough in the tart tins.
The only slight challenge
with cookies made
with coconut oil is the
dough tends to get soft
after working with it and it warms up to room temp.
After cutting the
dough and filling
with kitchen shears (though a pizza cutter would have
worked also) it was a simple mater of twisting the
dough twice (again
with no cracking) and placing it on the pan where the
dough held it's shape while baking.
The
dough is much easier to
work with after resting in the fridge for 15 mins.
My husband actually requested these cookies
after the success of my first attempt (chopped up golden raisins the first time, this time
with toffee — had no gallon ziplocks, so couldn't make the espresso shortbread... actually I was down to the very last of my plastic wrap and might have to just drop the chilled
dough — Rachel's comment makes me think this'll
work).
After mixing the
dough, I suggest pinching off portions at a time to
work with while keeping the rest of the
dough wrapped in plastic wrap or a plastic bag.
If the
dough still seems too crumbly
after working it
with your hands, add water a teaspoon at a time (don't add too much or the
dough will become impossibly sticky!).
If the
dough seems too crumbly still
after working it
with your hands, add more milk a teaspoon at a time (don't add too much or the
dough will become impossibly sticky!).
If the
dough seems too crumbly still
after working it
with your hands, add more milk a teaspoon at a time.