Using a pastry blender, cut in the cubes
of cold butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal and there are still some larger pieces of butter.
Not exact matches
Add the chunks
of very
cold butter, pulse again 7 - 10 times,
until the mixture looks like coarse meal, with pieces no larger than small peas.
Add the
cold butter to the food processor and pulse
until the
butter is about the size
of a pea or smaller.
Use a pastry blender, two forks, or clean, cool fingertips to cut the
cold butter into the flour mixture,
until the largest pieces are the size
of small peas.
Using a pastry blender, * cut
cold butter into the flour mixture
until it is roughly the size
of peas.
Cut in or pulse in shortening and
cold butter, just
until mixture is coarse and no large chunks
of fat remain.
or a pastry blender, cut
cold butter into flour mixture
until it is roughly the size
of peas.
Drop in
COLD butter pieces and pulse
until you achieve a mixture with the
butter the size
of small peas.
When the
butter has formed small pea - sized crumbs, slowly pour the the ice -
cold water and rum in, a spoonful at a time,
until a shaggy dough is formed which holds its shape when you press it (if necessary, add a teeny bit
of extra water but try to use as little additional water as possible).
Cut the
cold butter into pats, and work it into the flour mixture
until it's unevenly crumbly, with larger bits
of butter remaining intact.
Add
cold butter to the flour mixture and cut in using a pastry blender
until the flour only has a few pea - size pieces
of butter left throughout the mixture.
Add the
butter and pulse or get your hands dirty by rubbing the
butter and flour between your fingers (this is my favorite part
of baking and one reason I don't use a food processor — I like the tactile - ness
of the
cold butter and soft flour)
until the flour resembles coarse meal.
Added chunks
of very
cold butter & pulsed
until correct texture.
Cut
cold butter into small pieces and crumble into the flour mixture
until butter pieces are the size
of small peas.
As I mentioned last week in my King Arthur Flour recap, you want to cut half
of your
COLD fat into small pieces (generally
butter and / or lard, though Nikki told me she's had success with coconut oil when it's solid), then work into the flour with your hands
until the mixture looks like cornmeal.
Directions: Melt
butter in a large skillet over medium - low heat / Add sage leaves and cook, stirring often
until butter begins to brown and the sage gives off a nutty, toasty aroma, 3 to 4 minutes / When the
butter is brown and the sage is crispy and literally melts in your mouth, remove from the heat / At this point, some people give it a few squirts
of cold lemon juice for extra flavor and to stop the cooking / Add lightly cooked peas, asparagus, rapini, literally any tender fresh vegetable, prosciutto, parmesan cheese, chopped herbs, whatever you have on hand.
Add the
cold butter, and pulse
until the mixture resembles course meal with some pea size bits
of butter remaining (pulse approximately 10 - 12 times).
Add pieces
of cold butter and pulse everything together
until butter becomes the size
of a pea.
I have made pie crust (as well as scones, biscuts) many times before so I am familiar and comfortable with the process
of working
cold butter into flour
until it is in little pea size bits, so I don't think anything went wrong there.
Using a pastry blender, cut the
cold butter into the dry ingredients
until it is the size
of small peas and evenly incorporated.
Removing the bowl from the mixer, we take a rice spatula to press and «knead» the whey out
of the
butter, rinsing with
COLD water (warm water will begin to melt the
butter)
until it runs clear.
Pulse dry ingredients in food processor with
cold butter (or ghee, coconut oil, natural lard, or a 50/50 combination
of these)
until crumbly.
Keep warm in the oven
until serving time, then place on hot plates (rinse plates under very hot water and dry well), or serve in a large heated bowl, topped with a teaspoon
of cold butter that will melt into a well on top
of the potatoes.
Using the coarse side
of a cheese grater, grate the
cold butter into the dry ingredients and work in the shreds with your fingertips
until the mixture resembles coarse meal.