Do you know how to make chopped cake?Why is it called that? If not, we recommend that you read the article. We offer you a recipe - a chopped cake "Napoleon". It can be cooked on a regular day, and on the occasion of a holiday. We wish you success in the culinary field!
brief information
Chopped cakes Russian housewives began to doeven in the century before last. Its name was dessert because of the way it was cooked. Let's dwell on this in more detail. So, frozen pieces of butter together with flour were cut to the state of cereals. For this, a cut was used. This tool is now in the arsenal of many housewives.
The chopped dough has a number of advantages.First, it rolls well. Secondly, it produces excellent pastry. Thirdly, the dough is suitable for making cookies, cakes, pastries and other sweets.
Recipe: chopped Napoleon cake with cream
Grocery list:
- very cold water - 6-7 st. l .;
- 300 grams of frozen butter;
- flour of any sort - 2.3 cups;
- ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp. l. ordinary sugar.
For the cream we take:
- milk of medium fat content - 400 ml;
- powdered sugar - enough for 8 tbsp. l .;
- egg yolks - 4 pieces;
- A 150-gram pack of butter (should lie for 30 minutes at room temperature).
Cooking process
- We spread all the ingredients on the table that prescribe the recipe. Chopped cake will be with custard. He will give the dessert a special softness and tenderness.
- Frozen a piece of butter cut into pieces. Pour the flour onto the cutting board. We put the pieces of oil on top. We take a cut in the hand and begin to chop these two ingredients.
- As a result, we get the following result: flour withsmall pieces of butter (not more than a pea). In the hill you need to make a deepening. From the side it resembles a volcano. Carefully pour cold water into the cavity. Manually mix the dough. We do this quickly so that the oil does not melt. We collect the dough in a com and place it in the refrigerator. In 40-60 minutes we take out.
- Let's get on with the cream. In a bowl, combine egg yolks with sugar powder. Beat them using a whisk.
- In a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour the milk in the rightquantity. We put on the stove. A little heat. Do not bring to a boil. A thin trickle pour the milk into the bowl, where the yolks are beaten with powder. All this is poured into a saucepan. We set fire to a minimum. Stir the contents of the pan. As soon as it thickens, turn off the fire. It is impossible to boil the mixture. The resulting cream is transferred to the bowl. Let's completely cool down.
- From the cooled dough we make a log, which is cut into 10-12 pieces. We leave one of them on the table, and remove the rest in the refrigerator.
- On a silicone rug we roll out a circle of dough (the optimal thickness is 1-2 mm, and the diameter is 20-25 cm).
- We send the cake to the pan, and then toheated oven. At 200 ° C it will be baked for a few minutes. Readiness is determined by color. Once the cake has become pale golden, it can be removed. We transfer it to the cutting board. It is not necessary to bake all 10-12 crusts. To build the cake is enough and 3-4 pieces.
- We need to finish the cream. To do this, drive it into the oil, lying at room temperature.
- On the dish we lay out the first cake.Smeared with cream. So we do with all the cakes. Also do not forget to spread the cake on the side. Top with a piece of dough, left after baking and cutting the cakes. Now we send it all to the refrigerator. If you made a dessert in the evening, then let them stay there all night. Then you can serve a chopped cake. The recipe with the photo clearly demonstrates how a ready-made Napoleon with a cream should look. Have a nice tea!
Recipe for chopped cake with condensed milk
Necessary ingredients:
- one egg;
- 0.4 kg of wheat flour;
- boiled condensed milk - one can;
- 300-gram pack of butter;
- plain water - ½ cup.
detailed instructions
Step number 1. Pour flour on the table. Put 200 g of frozen butter on top. Using chop chop these ingredients. If it turned out a small mass, similar to the grits, then we did everything right.
Step number 2. In the hill of flour and butter make a recess.Break the egg there. We start mixing the dough, gradually pouring in some water. Making a circle out of dough. We remove in the refrigerator (necessarily on the middle shelf). In half an hour we'll get it.
Step number 3. Cut the cooled dough into pieces (future cakes). One part is left on the table, while others are put in the fridge.
Step number 4.A piece of dough is rolled out into a round cake, which is placed on a baking sheet. Pierce it with a fork in several places. Sent to a heated oven (200 ° C). When the cake is reddened, remove it.
Step number 5. What else needs to be done? Put the finished cakes on the table and wait for them to cool down completely.
Step number 6. Let's make a cream. To do this, in a bowl from the banks lay out condensed milk. Add the oil. Beat using a mixer.
Step number 7. It's time to collect the cake.Each cake is well coated with condensed milk cream. We put them on each other. The upper part of the cake is left unchanged. After all, it is necessary to put a load on it (heavy plate or lid). What are the next steps? Cake with the cargo is removed in the refrigerator. There dessert should stand at least 10-12 hours. We will only need to lubricate its surface with the remaining cream. Walnuts, coconut chips and grated chocolate are suitable as decorations for the cake.
Finally
Теперь вам известен рецепт – рубленный торт "Napoleon". The technology of its preparation is able to master the hostess with any experience. We hope that you will appreciate another version of chopped dough cake - with condensed milk.
