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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Recipe Book Recipe Reviews => Topic started by: SqueakCorner on December 24, 2009, 03:34:11 am
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I'm just making the Cheese Straws from A Taste of Vegetarian (p 97) and I've turned out my 'dough' and it is just a mass of very soft floury crumbs. I've tried to bring it together but it seems too soft. Should I mix some more or maybe add some milk? Any advice gratefully recieved, trying not to get stressed with the Christmas chaos!!
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Make your hands as cold as possible and try to knead it gently together - but don't work it too much or the dough will become tough.
If that doesn't work, bung it back in and add a small amount more of cold butter, but again don't process too long.
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Welcome Mizuko - hope it is all coming together. Some ice cold water might help ?? like teaspoons if the butter doesn't.
But as Amanda says - don't work it too much
Good luck :-* :-*
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I hope the cheese straws worked for you Mizuko.
Welcome to the forum.
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I made these on Monday and found the dough very crumbly too so continued to blitz it. Obviously did it too long. It was still crumbly when I turned it out but was able to bring it together. Found that I could roll it out. However, when I cooked these they didn't rise much and didn't look anything like what was in the book. Taste great flavour-wise so will have another go at them, maybe adding a bit more butter.
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My regular recipe is vastly different from the one in ATOV.
1 cup plain flour (110g?)
70g butter
3 - 4 Tbsp iced water
After processing, press dough together on a lightly floured surface until almost smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.
1/2 cup grated cheese
Roll out to a 20 x 30cm rectangle, sprinkle with half the cheese and press into dough. Fold pastry into 3 layers like an envelope, roll again to a rectangle. Repeat previous steps using the rest of the cheese.
Repeat again at least 3 more times, but without sprinkling with cheese. Refrigerate in between if pastry is becoming soft.
Finally, roll to 2mm thickness and cut into strips about 15 x 12cm. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with salt if desired. Twist each strip and place on lined trays. Bake 15 minutes at 180 degrees C or until golden.
These are delicious! I haven't made them for some time as they are a bit laborious. I guess , you could cut out all the kneading and folding, but just follow the recipe quantities and include the cheese in the dough.
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Thanks MeganJane,
will give these a try next time I have a morning to spend in the kitchen.
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I halso had trouble with the mixture being quite crumbly. I added 5 tlbsps of iced water and they came together very well.
Tasted great.