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.
What to cook for the New Year’s table? Of course, fragrant homemade cakes with tangerines. And you can also diversify cupcakes with dried cranberries. This berry is very healthy and delicious. You can add boiling water with vegetable oil to the dough, it turns out a soft and elastic structure. Soft cupcakes with juicy tangerine filling will appeal to all guests.
A very delicious cake with a bright rich taste of black currant berries, a chocolate cake with the aroma of natural coffee. This exquisite taste will haunt you for a long time. This is being prepared for one, two, three. There are not many products, and if you have a stock of freshly frozen black currant berries, then you will have time to prepare this pie for the New Year. Whisk the liquid ingredients, add the mixed dry ingredients, dilute with freshly brewed natural coffee and put the dough in the oven. It remains to grate the berries, whisk the cream and … the pie is ready.
Panettone is an Italian Christmas cake, very similar to ours. But Panettone muffins are smaller versions of the famous cupcake, very tasty, airy, with lots of raisins and candied fruits.
These cakes turn out very tasty! Crumbly dough with a layer of jam and a delicate creamy glaze. And since very soon we have a favorite holiday, we will decorate cakes in the New Year’s style.
Festive dessert for New Year’s treats – corn tartlets with tangerine-banana filling. These mini cakes are perfect for a buffet, a party or a festive table.
I suggest another pizza option! Dough with spinach, white cream sauce and shrimp is an interesting and harmonious combination! Juicy pineapple fits perfectly into the overall picture) this pizza is for those who love fluffy soft dough, crispy crust and juicy filling! Original for a festive table! Try this!