One should
use chilled butter and cold water and work as quickly as possible.
* It's very important that
you use chilled butter for this, that will make sure the biscuits are flaky.
For best results
use chilled butter — keep the diced butter in the refrigerator until needed.
Pro tip:
Using chilled butter and freezing the cookies before baking encourages clean, tidy edges.
Not exact matches
For the icing you'd probably have to
use a type of fat that solidifies when
chilled, such as cacao
butter (dairy
butter would work of course).
This recipe
uses cold
butter so you don't have to worry about
chilling the dough.
I
use all
butter and I
chill my dough before baking - and EVERY time, I get the most perfect, soft, chewy, moist snickerdoodle cookies ever!
I
used Dakatine all natural peanut
butter,
used only 250g insted of 355g of light brown sugar, and
chilled the dough in the fridge before scooping into 1 Tbsp balls that I cooked for 20 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F).
I
used a full jar of the Skippy peanut
butter,
chilled the dough for several hours and
used the # 40 scoop and made 26 cookies.
For the record of the natural peanut -
butter camp: I
used 1 3/4 c of Trader Joe's creamy salted natural peanut
butter and 2 T of flour to stiffen the dough up a bit, then
chilled them in the fridge for 15 minutes before baking; they turned out gorgeous, tender, and dome - y, like Deb's.
Meanwhile, temper the milk chocolate (see notes) and pour over the
chilled peanut
butter mixture,
using a rubber spatula to spread it evenly and smooth it out.
Add the
chilled, cubed
butter and,
using a pastry blender, blend together the
butter and flour until it resembles coarse sand.
I often make similar cookies («Peanut
Butter Blossoms», where I use peanut butter in the dough, and no sprinkles on the cookies), but don't chill prior to b
Butter Blossoms», where I
use peanut
butter in the dough, and no sprinkles on the cookies), but don't chill prior to b
butter in the dough, and no sprinkles on the cookies), but don't
chill prior to baking.
Using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut in 1/2 cup
chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
baking soda 1/2 cup unsalted
butter, cut into small cubes,
chilled 4 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded 8 ounces beer, I
used a porter, any kind will do — just
use a beer you like to drink!
The clone recipe included here for the crust
uses a
chilled combination of
butter and shortening for the perfect mix of flavor and flakiness.
Use slightly
chilled butter and that will give you more of the «dough» consistency that you are looking for.
Keep the buttermilk
chilled until you are ready to
use it — cold
butter and buttermilk are best for this recipe.
Remove from the freezer and
using a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon, scoop the
chilled peanut
butter out and place in the cups.
-LSB-...] cup
chilled non-dairy
butter (I
used Earth Balance this time — I want to experiment with a coconut oil crust in the future!
Add
chilled butter;
using fingertips, blend
butter into mixture until coarse crumbs form.
1) Mix flour,
butter and icing sugar in a bowl
using two knives to cut the
butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs 2) Add in the egg yolks and vanilla extracts and mix well, then add iced water until the dough starts to come together 3) Shape the dough into a ball on a cool, flat, floured surface 4) Flatten dough into a disc and then wrap in plastic wrap, and
chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes 5) Meanwhile, peel, core and slice the apples into as thin slices as possible 6) Mix sugar and ground cinnamon powder with sliced apples and let it rest for a while 7) Pre-heat oven to 180 deg cel 8) Once dough has
chilled, roll pastry dough on a sheet of parchment paper until it has expanded to the size of the tart mold (I
used a rough mold the size of a large pizza) 9) Leaving at least an inch of dough free, arrange apple slices by overlapping them slightly in the shape of a circle, starting from the outermost part of the circle, until you reach the inside 10) Fold the edges of dough over the filling and then sprinkle the dough with a bit of sugar 11) Bake for about 40 - 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the apples are soft 12) Serve warm, with a side of whipped cream or ice cream (optional)
Use this three - ingredient buttermilk biscuit recipe, which calls for cutting
chilled shortening into the dough as you would with cold
butter.
I haven't tried this with other oils, but I think it's really important to
use chilled hardened coconut oil (or
butter) because they're both solid fats.
* 2 cups all - purpose flour (I
used Jovial Einkhorn flour) or 280 grams all - purpose gluten - free flour mix * 2 tablespoons baking powder * 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 1/2 tablespoon dried (I
used minced fresh basil instead) * 1/2 teaspoon sugar (I
used organic sugar) * 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (I
used fine sea salt) * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper * 6 tablespoon (3/4 stick) unsalted
butter,
chilled and cut into one - inch cubes * 1/2 cup crumbled feta * 3/4 cup buttermilk, plus more for topping
So
using a simple,
butter - sugar - egg - flour refrigerator dough (note: refrigerator doughs have to
chill for at least an hour before you
use them!)
Cut in 1/4 cup
chilled butter using fingers or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
This leads me to believe that if I were to
use lard instead of
butter, and took the time to
chill the dough I might've had a perfectly flakey crust.
As long as you follow the recipe and
use the coconut
butter you do not need to
chill it, it will be easy to roll out as is.
Chicken and stock ingredients: 1 (3 1/2 pound) frying chicken 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 small onion, halved 2 teaspoons salt Pie crust ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all - purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick)
chilled unsalted
butter, diced into 1 / 2 - inch cubes (best to
chill cubes in the freezer for at least 15 minutes before
using) 1/4 cup vegetable shortening,
chilled 3 to 4 Tbsp ice water
Using an electric mixer on medium - high speed, beat
chilled brown
butter and 3/4 cup sugar until very pale and fluffy, 5 — 7 minutes.
These Apple
Butter Oatmeal Cookies require several hours of
chill time prior to baking, and the
use of parchment paper throughout the baking process.
Used the pastry blender to combine the flour and chilled butter pieces, then poured the flour / butter mixture over the egg / cream / cheese / apple mixture and used a dough whisk to mix until just incorpora
Used the pastry blender to combine the flour and
chilled butter pieces, then poured the flour /
butter mixture over the egg / cream / cheese / apple mixture and
used a dough whisk to mix until just incorpora
used a dough whisk to mix until just incorporated.
Using your fingertips, incorporate
chilled butter in to the flour mixture until only pea - sized pieces remain.
1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder 6 tbs
butter —
chilled 3/4 cup heavy cream (I
used half - and - half)
Using chilled sauce: Since there is
butter in the sauce, it will thicken when refrigerated.
If you decided not to
use chilled almond flour and
chilled eggs, then place the mixture in the fridge for 20 minutes to allow the bits of
butter to harden.
Let
chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then blend the
butter,
using a whisk, until fluffy.
Coconut oil hardens more than
butter when refrigerated, so if you do try to
use it I would suggest either reducing the
chilling time to an hour or even just
using the dough right away, at room temperature.
Using fingertips, rub 3/4 cup
chilled butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse meal.
I've never had them turn out flat or crunchy... the only things I can think are perhaps the brand of
butter used -LCB- since some behave very differently -RCB- or the
chilling of the dough??