The Gourmet Popcorn Factory

Saturday, July 23, 2011

croissants

Ingredients

Bread flour 340gm 
Chilled Butter 285gm 
Dry Yeast 15gm 
Milk 240ml 
Sugar 20gm 
Honey 15ml 
Salt 10gm 

Method
-Dissolve the yeast in the cold mlk,add sugar ,honey and salt.mix well.
-add in all the flour,using a hook start to make a dough is slightly firm but not rubbery,do not over mix.
-chill or freeze the dough until firm or same consistency as the butter.
 
 
 
-Roll the dough  into a rectangular or using English method to enclose the butter.
-Give the dough 3 single turns.
-rest the dough for 20 minutes for every turn.
-bake product 210"C until golden colour....


Butter cookies


Butter 120gm 
Sugar 65gm 
Eggs 55gm 
Salt pinch 
Vanilla Few drop 
Flour 120gm 
Ground almond 50gm 

Method 
-Beat together butter,salt and sugar until butter is softened
-slowly add in eggs a little at a time.Scrape the sides of the bowl from time to time
-Add in vanilla 
-lastly add in all the flour and ground almond.
-mix until well combine but do not over mix
-fill batter in pastry bag fitted with a star or other  nozzle
-Pipe cookie into desired shapes onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
-Bake until golden brown.

Blueberry cheese Tart


Ingredients
Pate sucree
Butter 125gm 
Sugar 45gm 
Salt 1gm 
Egg 35gm 
Flours 190gm

Method
- using the paddle attachment,mix the butter
-add the eggs and mix just until absorbed
-sift the flour and add it to the mixture,mix just until evenly blended
-wrap and chill several hours before using



Filling
Cream cheese 25gm 
Gula 75gm 
Butter 14gm 
Egg yolk 3gm 
Golden Cream 150gm 
Custard powder 13gm 
Rose flour 10gm 

Method
 -cream the cheese sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until fluffy.
-Occasionally scrape the side of the bowl to ensure that mixture in smooth.
-add in eggs a little at a time. mix well
- add butter,golden cream  and flour