The dough can be of different types: yeast, puff pastry, biscuit, shortbread, cottage cheese, pastry, unleavened, simple, etc. Before you prepare the dough, decide what you need: they all differ in technology and cooking time, the composition of products and the type of dishes for which they are intended. For example, for fried pies, the usual dough without yeast is suitable, for buns – butter, for pies – any of the above, including unleavened, if it is unsweetened pastries.
For a well-prepared dough at home, concentrate on choosing the right flour. For dishes that require pomp, lightness and lightness, flour of the highest grade is necessary. For those that are simpler, the first or second grade is suitable. Wheat flour is used more often in baking, but recently housewives like to combine it with other types or even replace it with rye, corn, oatmeal – due to lower calorie content and higher digestibility.
Also, you should always sift the flour twice, even if you are cooking something simple like tacos tortillas or lasagna sheets. This is a necessary habit for a good cook. Also, all dry ingredients are mixed with each other, then all mixed wet ingredients are added to them. This can happen the other way around, it all depends on what a specific test recipe requires at home. Mixing is carried out in small portions, gradually. With this approach, the dough is saturated evenly, there are no lumps.
Always knead the dough clockwise, collecting it from the edges to the center. This will greatly simplify the cooking process. Roll out the rolling pin, if it is required, sprinkle with flour, the same with a table or board. If you knead with your hands, lubricate them with vegetable oil – the dough will not stick. The airiness of the dough is given by yeast, soda and baking powder. Soda can be extinguished in any acidic liquid: vinegar, lemon juice, kefir – this will save your baking from an unpleasant soda taste.
The rich strawberry tenderness cake on a creamy sponge cake, with delicate chocolate cream, creamy mousse and cream of fragrant strawberries will give you an unforgettable pleasure! The cake is soft, tender and not sugary.
Puff pastry pies with fried onions, chicken and melted cheese are simple and delicious! The aroma of pastries will bring the whole family around the table – it’s checked! Enjoy cooking!
To cook a delicious dessert made with whole wheat flour and oatmeal. Maybe someone will need a recipe for such baking, recently I decided to fill up the cookbook with such desserts, as I tend to replace in everyday life wheat flour of the highest grade with wholegrain.
I love these cupcakes. Dough on mayonnaise and condensed milk – and as a result, dense, rich, moderately dry, moderately moist cupcakes. They are prepared simply, and the result is excellent. Today, the festive option is a piece of white and dark chocolate in the middle of each cupcake.
Why “cold fermentation”? Yes, this is a more professional method and is not often used in home kitchens. But it has several advantages. First-the taste of the dough itself. For a day or two in the refrigerator, the dough matures and the taste improves.
Snack crumpets with the taste of cream cheese. They can be stuffed with pates, caviar or salads. And they are also perfect for hot dishes instead of bread. Very tasty and versatile!
