Nowadays, cooking cooking programs have become very fashionable. Each channel has at least a couple of these who are vying to offer their own recipes. Let’s and we will talk about how to make shortcrust pastry for jam pie .
As for baking, homemade is certainly much tastier than the one offered in the store to customers. And the recipes are not difficult. We will consider some of the simplest and most good options.
Classic shortbread dough
In general, products from a good, correctly made shortcrust pastry are fragile, very crumbly, just melt in your mouth. On its basis, you can cook cakes, cakes, cookies, open cakes with an incredible number of fillings.
What foods will you need for shortcrust pastry?
We want to immediately reassure: we do not have to purchase any exotic products. A dough is being prepared from what is always at hand at hand. So, to knead the shortbread dough on margarine (it is permissible to take butter, it will turn out even tastier), we need:
- About 160 g flour.
- Half a packet of butter.
- Six tablespoons of sugar, but icing sugar is best. If you like sweet shortcrust pastry, then you can increase the number of spoons at your discretion.
- One egg yolk.
Preparatory stage
Let's look at how to knead shortbread dough. We describe the whole process step by step. In general, the classic recipe is implemented in a ratio of 1: 2: 3. That is, we take one part of powdered sugar, two parts of butter, three of flour. To tie the dough, an egg is often required, but there are recipes in which, as an alternative, you need to add a few tablespoons of water.
We want to note that in this case, soda or baking powder does not need to be used. The dough will turn out and so friable due to the fact that you put a lot of fat.
For cooking, it is better to take cold foods. The fact is that the oil may melt and exfoliate from other ingredients, but this does not suit us, because then the dough will lose its elasticity and baking will be stiff.
We have already said above that instead of sugar, you can take powder, it will make your dessert even more crumbly. We advise you to roll out sheets no more than six to seven millimeters thick, so that the dough is well baked.
Making shortcrust pastry
For kneading we can use a combine. So, mix the powder, flour and very cold butter (butter) until crumbs form. Then we introduce the egg yolk and knead well. But don't overdo it. Knead for a long time is not worth it, it can affect elasticity. A good shortcrust pastry for a jam pie should be tight.
Then put the resulting lump into the pan, cover it with a lid or foil. And you can put it in this form in the refrigerator for forty minutes, so that it cools down properly.
Baking process
Shortcrust pastry can be safely spread on a completely dry baking sheet. It is very oily, and therefore does not burn and does not sink to the bottom. Set the oven to 210 degrees. Without filling, the cake itself will be cooked for about 12-15 minutes.
If you decide to prepare the basis for a cake or pie with filling, then firmly press the dough to the form so that you do not have air pockets, but rather pierce it with a fork, then it will not bubble during baking.
Using a recipe for a shortbread cake with jam, they often bake a piece separately, and only then put the filling. In order for the base to remain friable and brittle, it is smeared in a warm form with a beaten egg, which will close the voids in the dough, and the filling will not be able to leak, which means the cake will remain tender and melting in the mouth.
If you plan to make a closed cake from shortcrust pastry, we recommend that you make a couple of holes for the steam in the top cake. This will save crumbiness of the crust.
Shortcrust pastry for jam pie
Above, we have already described a variant of the classic preparation of the dough. But there are many varieties of recipes. Let's look at a couple of them.
So, we offer the hostesses a recipe for shortcake with jam.
For the test you need to take two eggs, 4 ordinary glasses of flour, one pack of butter (margarine), a glass of sugar, vanilla, a teaspoon of baking powder, a glass of sweet jam or jam.
The oil must be melted and then cooled. If you want to make shortbread cookies on margarine, then it will also need to be melted. Pour sugar into the container, then add eggs, vanilla. All this is thoroughly mixed. Then gradually introduce the flour, it is better to take sifted, pre-mixed with baking powder. Knead the dough. Better if it is not very tight. Then we divide it into two parts (unequal). Put the smaller one in the refrigerator for sixty minutes, and make the base for the cake from the larger one. The dough can be rolled out, or you can just spread it on a baking sheet. Then put a layer of jam or jam on top. Having taken out the smaller part of the dough from the freezer, we grate it and put it on top of the jam.
Bake the cake at a temperature of 230 degrees for half an hour.
Cooking tricks
There are little tricks of serving jam pie. It can be preliminarily placed in the refrigerator for a while, so that the jam stiffens a little and then does not flow out when slicing. In general, it is better to use not very liquid jam.
There is another great recipe that uses shortcrust pastry for a jam pie containing a small addition. You can choose any of the cooking options, only the last stage will differ. Namely, baking the pie itself. When the dessert has not yet reached readiness, about fifteen minutes after you put it in the oven, you need to remove it from there and pour sour cream mixed with sugar on top of the jam layer. And put it in the oven again.
The finished pie will not be as dry as the usual options. In addition, a very tasty mass forms on top of it. She makes him look more like a cake. And if you cook such goodies in small molds, you get pretty cakes.
And another recipe
As you may have noticed, real shortbread dough does not contain any baking powder. But currently no one adheres to this postulate. There are many new recipes with completely different additives. Of course, all these are already improvised options. But if you like it, and it’s delicious, then you can safely try and experiment.
In continuation of the topic we want to offer another recipe that is suitable for both cake and cookies.
This dough is universal. Cakes and pastries are also prepared from it. Such a recipe should have any hostess.
For crumbly dough, put more fat. Sand baskets prepared in this way are always very successful. They are used for salads, as a result, the appearance of the treat is attractive, and the taste is wonderful.
So, stock up on three glasses of flour, butter (one or two packs), sugar (0.8 cups), baking soda and a couple of eggs.
Grind the butter in a pan. Add sugar and flour.
Then a pinch of soda, and then we introduce beaten eggs. Knead the dough thoroughly. Usually at first it always crumbles, and then in the process of kneading under your hands it becomes soft and elastic.
Then we roll the cake to a thickness of one centimeter. We spread it in a mold or a baking sheet and form a pie or a base for another baking with jam, cream, cottage cheese or sour cream, this is already to the taste and discretion of the hostess.
The dough is done very quickly. Instead of eggs, you can put water in it, as in the classic version. Bake for about 25 minutes. Set the oven to 210-215 degrees.
Instead of an afterword
As you can see, there are a lot of recipes for shortcakes with jam. All of them are simple and quick to prepare. But it’s very tasty. If you have a desire - be sure to try one of the options. We are sure: you will not regret it. Good appetite!