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                                     soft vanilla cookies
                                     	Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)           	Dust your work surface with some flour
	⅓ CUP (75 g) UNSALTED BUTTER        and line two baking trays with baking        and roll out the dough until ⅓-inch
	1 ¼ CUP (280 g) GRANULATED SUGAR    parchment.                                   (¾ cm) thick. Cut out cookies using a
	SEEDS FROM 1 VANILLA BEAN           	Place the butter, sugar and vanilla         cookie cutter, and arrange on the lined
	1 ¼ CUP (300 ml) HEAVY CREAM        seeds into a mixing bowl and beat            baking trays. Place the trays in the
	1-2 tsp VANILLA EXTRACT             until fluffy. Add the cream and vanilla      freezer for 15-20 minutes.
	4 ¼ CUPS (530 g) ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR  extract and beat until well blended.         	Bake on the middle rack for 8-10
	2 tsp AMMONIUM BICARBONATE*         	Sift together the flour and ammonium        minutes. Let cool completely before
(BAKER’S AMMONIA)                    bicarbonate then add to the mixture          decorating.
                                     in two or three additions, mixing well      Yields: 20-25 cookies
                                     between each addition. Wrap the              	If you can’t find ammonium
                                     dough in plastic wrap and flatten            bicarbonate (baker’s ammonia), use
                                     slightly. Chill in the refrigerator for at   1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp baking
                                     least 3 hours or preferably overnight.       soda instead.

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