Hi I’m Costa in today’s class I’ll show you how to prepare cake layers for Napoleon cake by making dough in just 1.5 minutes I will be working with gluten-free flour if this is not important to you you can use regular wheat flour it is important to use the ingredients specified in the recipe the recipe can be found in the video.
Description initially using utensils and ingredients from the refrigerator mix chicken eggs clarified butter and sour cream in a measuring cup once you achieve a consistent and uniform consistency place it back in the refrigerator at the next stage immediately add the measured flour sift I’ll clarify once again it would be good.
If the flour is also at refrigerator temperature move the mixture to a blender for the next step carefully cut the butter into medium sized cubes ensuring that it is also at the appropriate temperature of the refrigerator it is is important for the butter to be on the flour in the blender keep that in mind the next minute and a.
Half of the lesson will be shown in realtime mode this is how you should knead the dough in a blender blend flour and butter ultimately you should obtain this type of crumb incorporate the liquid ingred ingredients into the.
Mixture stir almost until fully combined most likely the blender will stop mixing at just the right moment position the ball of dough on top of the smooth work surface ensuring it is centered and free of any wrinkles or creases combine dough using hands without stirring.
divide the dough into six equal pieces following the recipe each one should weigh 95 100 G shape the discs cover and place in the fridge after 2 hours roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm to do this sprinkle a small amount of flour on the work surface placing slightly more on the.
Left for example I’ll show how I roll out the dough this method is optimal in terms of quality and speed lightly dust the dough blank with flour on both sides use a rolling pin to even out out one of the sides run the flat side along the work surface so that a little flower remains at the bottom then working with the second side repeat the same.
Movements a quick roll with the rolling pin a slight turn of the dough and again a small roll with the rolling pin if it is necessary you have the option to even out the edges just like I do you can make use of a small amount of flour and repeat the Motions once again from time to time sprinkle a bit of flour to ensure that the dough is always able to.
Move freely use rolling pin with guide Rings model specified in recipe instructions provided once you reach the desired size cut out a circle with an 18 cm diameter place the trimmings on a separate tray put it in the refrigerator this is very important check the do’s free movement on the work surface carefully transfer.
The mixture from the current surface to a clean piece of parchment paper using a spatula or spoon Pierce dough with fork important not to pierce all the way through but rather make indentations sprinkle with a small amount of coar sea salt transfer to an inverted baking sheet and bake in the oven until it reaches this color this is a preliminary.
Version later when the cake layer cools down I will show the final version next repeat the procedure for the remaining five pieces of dough I will specify the temperature and oven mode in the recipe I will also give a detailed description of the situation with the prep time once cake layers are ready use a baking sheet and parchment to prepare dough scraps be.
Careful place the dough on the baking sheet as quickly as possible as it is very hot it is important not to let the butter start melting at this stage why cook trimming separately not during cake layer preparation average baking time per layer is 12 minutes while trimmings cook in average of 8 minutes when it comes to.
Baking the cake layers here is the correct final color and here for your understanding is the incorrect color there’s a good someone will find the cake layers overbaked sprinkled with coarse salt try it you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the outcome thank you for watching the.
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