Not exact matches
You just crack open the fruit, submerge it
in a
bowl of water and gently pry the seeds out with your
fingers.
Also, I just cut the circles out and put a dallopp
of filling
in each one, instead
of picking them off the surface, then I dip my
finger into a
bowl of water and go around the edge so that the seam will stick together better when boiling, because seems like it doesn't stay together well enough if I don't and it opens up while boiling...
Wet your index
finger in a small
bowl of water and moisten the top left corner.
I found it helpful to use the wrapper from the stick
of butter, which I had already dropped into the
bowl I would melt it
in over the
water on the stove, being concerned concerned about making it too hot
in the microwave for the recipe, to smear a large pinch
of butter without making a mess
of my
fingers or wasting a paper towel and butter that would be absorbed (probably used between 1/2 and 3/4 tbsp, but I did not measure).
IMPORTANT TIP # 3: Before placing
in the oven, dip your
finger into a little
bowl of water and slowly wipe over the top
of each biscuit, until surface is smooth... one little drop is all you'll need.
Dip your
fingers in the
water bowl, and use them to wet the entire border
of each
of the wrappers.
Wet your index
finger in the small
bowl of water and press to moisten the top left corner.
ice
water in a small
bowl and drizzle over flour mixture, running your
fingers through the flour as you drizzle to evenly distribute (think
of running your
fingers through your hair).
Heat granulated sugar, cream
of tartar, and remaining 2 egg whites
in a heatproof
bowl set over a saucepan
of simmering
water (
bowl should not touch
water), whisking constantly, until mixture is warm (not hot) and sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes (rub a bit between your
fingers to check; it should be free
of grit).
On my Cinderella hand, I tried the method
of soaking the decal
in a
bowl of water, sliding it off onto my
finger, and then placing it, but this felt like too much work, and also just trashed one
of the decals.