Spoon out half of your dough in three to four large
rounds of dough onto your parchment paper about 4 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch high.
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and form two
large rounds of dough about 7 inches in diameter each.
And what was formerly a soft,
pale round of dough becomes golden brown and snapping crisp, the tasty essence of why we love doughnuts and french fries.
The
raw rounds of dough can be frozen completely and then stored in an airtight zip - top bag in the freezer until ready to bake.
Brush edge of dough with half of egg wash, then using parchment, carefully transfer
remaining round of dough to pie, placing over filling.
Cut out
rounds of the dough using a 3 - inch cutter and then place the dough onto a baking sheet and bake until light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Use a scoop with about a 1 tablespoon capacity and scoop
out rounds of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
Place six
rounds of the dough in each loaf pan, placing them on a slight angle to each other (this will give the Brioche a braided look)(see video on how this is done).
Punch out
rounds of dough with cutter and place on a parchment - lined baking sheet, spacing 1» apart.
Working one at a time,
cook rounds of dough until underside is golden brown and flatbread is beginning to puff, about 2 minutes.
Using your hands, or wrapping dough around a floured rolling pin if you're nervous, carefully
transfer round of dough to a 9» pie dish.
Use a small cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon to
drop rounds of dough, about 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
Gather and reroll the scraps, and cut out as many
more round of dough as possible, as place on the prepared baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet with the
chilled rounds of dough on it in the preheated oven and bake until the biscuits are puffed, pale golden and a bit flaky - looking on top (about 18 minutes).
Shape the pieces into
rounds of dough following the Directions for Shaping Small, Round Rolls, and place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart from one another.
Using your hands, or wrapping dough around a floured rolling pin if you're nervous, carefully transfer
uncut round of dough to a 9» pie dish.
Creating openings in the
top round of dough prevents a soggy top crust and allow the fruit juices to evaporate while properly thickening the filling.
Years ago at a street fair in my town, I watched a man
slap rounds of dough to the inside wall of a blazing hot tandoor oven.
Scrape in plum filling along with any accumulated juices in bowl, then, using parchment, carefully transfer cut -
out round of dough to pie, placing over filling.
On a floured surface, cut
the rounds of dough into thirds.
I had
a round of dough in the freezer leftover from Dorie's Jammer Galette and pulled that out to use here.
Cut out
rounds of dough to fit the tartlet pans (alternatively, if you are making a large, single tart, roll out the dough and cut a large circle to fit the tart pan).
Use a round 2 - inch cookie cutter to cut out
rounds of dough.
With a fluted (or simple round) 1 - inch cookie cutter, cut out
rounds of dough and place them on a prepared baking sheet, about 1 - inch apart (they will not spread during baking).
Using a toothpick, poke 4 evenly spaced holes toward the center of each of
the rounds of dough.
Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of all of
the rounds of dough lightly with the remaining teaspoon of melted butter.
Unwrap and place the chilled butter packet in the center of
the round of dough.
Peel back the top piece of parchment paper, and, using a floured 3 1/2 - inch cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out
rounds of dough.
Place 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on
each round of dough.