Mastering pie dough from scratch can seem like a scary, time-consuming task that always seems to end with flour all over the kitchen, dough stuck to the rolling pin, and pie that's more "rustic" than Instagram-ready. Instead of going through all that effort, you might as well just pick...
When bringing the dough together, be careful not to over-work the dough as this will activate the gluten in the flour and result in a poor quality puff pastry. Always use a long, sharp knife to cut down through the pastry in one downwards movement. Using a serrated knife or dragging a...
It is, of course, extremely satisfying to make pastry and dough from scratch. For flaky, delicious pastry, the most essential thing is temperature. Always work with cold, cold, cold butter straight from the fridge! When making pastry you simply want to work the cold butter all the way thro...
2. Add the butter and shortening then mix using a pastry blender. 3. Add 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time while mixing until all the ingredients are properly distributed. 4. Gather the dough and shape into a ball then press to flatten. Refrigerate for 1 hour. 5. Roll the dough ...
Use a light touch when you're rolling it out so you don't flatten or thin the dough too much. You want all those flaky layers to be able to rise up tall. Meredith If you don't plan to roll out the pastry sheet, you can still flatten out creases in the dough by pressing ...
Strudel dough recipe to make the famous apple strudel pastry (Apfelstrudel). Learn the technique and tricks to make flaky thin strudel dough easily. Including apple strudel ingredients filling and strudel dough stretching + strudel dough vs phyllo dough
To form the pastries, take one corner of dough, and gently fold it over the preserves to form a triangle. Seal the edges with your fingers, and then use a fork (dipped in flour) to crimp the edges and further seal. Make sure to cut an "x" vent in the top of each pastry so ...
Making your own perfectly flaky, buttery puff pastry doesn't have to be labor-intensive ... if you're down for a 15-minute arm workout. In this episode of Mad Genius Tips, Food & Wine culinary director at large Justin Chapple demonstrates how to make an equally delicious "cheater's ver...
Beef Empanadas feature a flavorful beef filling wrapped in flaky, buttery pastry. I'm showing you step-by-step how to make empanadas that are baked instead of fried. These crowd-pleasers can be made ahead of time too! Ingredients For the Dough: ▢ 1 cup water ▢ 1 1/2 sticks (17...
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