Have I forgotten how to bake? I don't think so. But I had problems with this week's Sweet Melissa Sundays recipe, chosen by Lara of The Lab. It was simple, made entirely in the food processor, but I had to rework it in order to get a decent cookie. Unless I wanted the cookie to be shaped like this:
So I reverted to Dorie Greenspan's ziploc bag trick. Joy supervised:
18 comments:
What a good idea! Sorry the dough didn't work out for you.
Katie xox
The dough was really crumbly and I had to work mine some to too. I was actually surprised to see that the recipe didn't call for the dough to be chilled first. I love the shape of your cookies - very elegant!
They turned out great in the end - the square shape looks very elegant. Your cat is cute!
I mixed my dough by hand and all worked well! Sorry it gave you troubles but great save using Dories method!
I love your cookies!
I love what you did with these Leslie! Mine were so not photogenic and yours looks terrific :) My dough was crumbly at first too, but I just kept pulsing it in the FP until it held together.
Love, love, love the square shape of the cookies!
You really saved the day. I did not have that problem but it seems that a number of people did.
You really did a great job with it.
That's funny about the dough. Mine was actually a little on the soft side, and I think that's why mine flattened a little bit.
I'm impressed by the improve though! That really was a great save!
I read several other blogs that said the same thing. They look good as bars. :)
Im sorry the dough gave you fits. I know it was unusual for me to make shortbread on the food processor, but then when I realized that it was more of a Russian Tea Cake instead of a traditional Scottish shortbread. I did use the processor to mix up the base but then moved everything into the stand mixer. I know one key that I dont think was emphasized enough was the necessity to use ice cold butter and work quickly to keep everything cold. Thank you for trying them and I will have to look up the technique you mentioned, I have never worked with any of Dorie's recipes before.
Love Dorie's method... actually thought about doing it once I was halfway through! :) Great photos!
Nice job on using Dorie's method; I'm sure having a supervisor helped! Now you've got me worried that I overworked my dough. Oh well, they tasted good.
Great improvisation! I definitely didnt have too many problems with my dough. It was quite soft for me...
Oh I love the kitty picture! Glad you got the cookies to work out (they look perfect!)
I'm super intrigued by that ziploc bag trick... Very interesting!! Yours look great and I can't help but picture them layered with summer berries and cream! Might have to give that a go... R x
so smart! I refrigerated the dough for awhile and then it was easier to roll into calls but I like the squares even better. `
Those look delicious. Looks like your little helper is concentrating very intently on things!
genius way to fix your problem!!! I had so many issues with my cookies, one of them looking that that crumbly photo you posted!! Glad you were able to salvage them!
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