Baking:
my dough is way too soft and crumbly. it was in the fridge all night,but still doesn't spread properly.
i spent loads on vanilla pods and can't be bothered to go to the shop, buy butter, and 'cream' it all again cos it hurts my arms
if you have any idea, can you tell me what i can do to salvage it?
thanks xxx
For the love of God
DON'T FREEZE IT!
lol!
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY!
it's in the freezer right now.
shall i take it out?
milk?
Moisten and knead again?
I dunno. I just made that up.
Needs more liquid
yes, add milk
but not too much
but not too little
but not too much either
Hope this helps.
What is this dough you speak of?
Are you making a cake? Bread? Pastry?
The properties sound like pastry. Do you mean it wobn't roll out?
But you don't cream butter to make pastry. But why would a cake be soft and crumbly?
Very confused.
okay
mr.berry, you can help
it's for shortbread. i went with a different recipe than normal
300g flour
200g unsalted butter
100g caster sugar
vanilla pod seeds
i doubled it though because i wanted to make about 50 biscuits
but the dough is just too soft. using flour isn't helping. it just STICKS. it was in the fridge all last night (the fridge isn't very good). i've stuck in the freezer and will take it out in about 15 mins. this is for the second time.
when i roll it, the dough just falls apart and sticks to everything.
This may help
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061122175343AAYqUum
aw, thanks
that is useful
i'll go with the ice water and more freezing. plus mixing in the butter more fully.
x
It sounds too wet
Did you put any water in, maybe it needs a little more flour?
Probably the best thing to do is slap it all in a well greased baking tray (about 2cm deep), bake it and hope for the best. It will taste nice regardless.
oh
but they are meant to be shaped like guitars.
i have a guitar shaped cutter. they were meant to be ATP biscuits!
:(
guess i will just salvage the dough whatever
thanks xx
Did you flour the board/rolling pin?
yah
There's a lot of flouring that's gone on.
It doesn't work. I know you have to do it repeatedly but there's definitely a problem with the texture
It sounds like you've
put too much butter in, maybe? You could try re-mixing just adding more of the other ingredients
yeah, i did add another 50grams
which is quite a lot more
50g of butter, that is
50g more flour needs another 75g of flour
that should sort it.
If you've already added extra flour by trying to roll it out, just add flour slowly until it's the right texture, this will probably only be a couple of spoons.
you're rather good at this baking biz!
Did it work?
i'm at it right now
it seems to be working
using a cutter/cutting particular shapes is making it harder than it needs to be
i've done some test biscuits
will let you know x
actually
the test biscuits have reacted badly
they just MELT. literally, sizzle out of shape. don't harden.
the recipe had lots of comments underneath, so i assume the flour type is correct? it's plain flour
/
this might help
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usrecipes/shortbread/index.html
m&s shortbread is pretty great if you need something at the last minute
Too much butter
You would need a firmer biscuit for it to keep its shape. Try baking in a tray and cutting them out afterwards. It will probably be hard work.
How does the recipe say to cook them?
Wait for it to warm up a bit
the fridge thing is always bullshit advice I think.
^ broody.
ALSO
keep in mind that shortbread isn't hard when you take it out of the oven, it hardens as it cools. so don't think you've done it wrong if it's still soft!
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I want ATP biscuit. Can someone make biscuits for EITS ATP please? I will love them forever if they do.