What could be better than a sand pie for tea inwinter season or just cooked summer compote? Probably, the majority will answer, only the cake baked from the same test. And only confectioners guess that it's very easy to make a short pastry for a pie. This will not require much effort. It is enough to know how to make a short pastry.
Technology of preparation
Shortcake for pie is easy to cook. To obtain a mass of 300 grams, the following products must be prepared in advance:
- wheat flour - 250 grams,
- sugar - 7 tablespoons,
- butter or margarine for baking - 100 grams
- egg - ¼ of a piece
- salt to taste
Before starting the preparation of the test,soften the oil, leaving it at room temperature for half an hour. In the dough tank, pour in the egg and rub it with sugar. When the mass becomes uniform, inject the oil and bring the mixture to a homogeneous state. The whole procedure is best done with a wooden whisk or spoon.
After obtaining a single mass of oil, sugar andeggs should be injected with flour. This product is introduced in small portions for better mixing. After the shortcake for the pie is mixed, it must be cooled. To do this, the resulting mass is wrapped in baking paper and placed in a cool place with a temperature of 15 to 20 degrees withstand the temperature until they reach the set temperature. Shortcake for cake is prepared using the same technology.
When preparing confectionery products from sand dough, you should remember several very important facts:
- Strictly withstand the temperature regime.At higher temperatures, there is a risk of stratifying the components of the dough, and at a lower pie dough the cake hardens to such a degree that it becomes difficult to roll out;
- The dough should be rolled in a thin layer, a thicker layer will burn from below, and the inside will remain moist;
- The baking temperature of the dough ranges from 230 to 250 degrees, and the baking time is about half an hour. Readiness is checked with a wooden skewer
Simple Recipes
Shortcake for pie is an excellent basis for a variety of delicious desserts. One of them is curd and fruity. To prepare it for the above list of products, you must add the following products:
- cottage cheese - 400 grams;
- fruit yogurt - 150 grams;
- egg - 3 pieces;
- fruit or berries - 100 grams;
- starch - a tablespoon.
The dough is prepared according to the technology described above.Cottage cheese and fruit filling - as follows: cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt and starch mixed until creamy. Next, in a shape with high sides, put the short dough for the cake, making the sides 3-5 centimeters. Using a pastry bag, put the curd filling into the mold over the dough and send it to the oven for 20 minutes. Then get the cake and put the fruit over it, and then bake it again at a temperature of 150-170 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.
Shortbread dough is perfect for cooking pastries with jam. How to make short pastry for them, describedhigher. Next, we divide the dough into two unequal parts, the largest of which is cooled to the specified temperature, and the smaller one is sent to the freezer for an hour. At this time, most of the rolled in a large thin layer and put on a baking sheet, making a small edging with a centimeter height. On it we spread the jam, leveling it on the level of the "sides". Further three on the whole area of a baking tray the frozen part of the dough. Bake the cake according to the instructions above. After it is ready, the cake should be cooled and cut into squares.
Shortcake for cake is prepared for the sametechnology, as for pies, with one exception: it also adds baking powder. Using the presented cooking technology and own imagination, even a novice cook will be able to make himself and loved ones happy with fine cakes - "Anthill", "Sand King", orange sand cake and many others.
