2009-08-06

August 6th- biscuits and scones

Biscuits
300g Pastry Flour
300g Bread Flour
12g salt
30g sugar
210g butter
400g buttermilk
6g baking soda
24g baking powder



all the ingredients laid out (butter is in the fridge keeping cold)


all the dry ingredients being sifted together. all put into a large bowl. 5% of extra like rosemary or cheese can be added.

butter being added in large chinks. butter should be marble sized when fully mixed

Buttermilk being added along edges.

the dough the mix, and cooled in a freezer for 30-45 minuted.

Scones
300g Pastry flour
300g Bread flour
6g salt
75g sugar
36g Baking Powder
240g Butter
270g milk
90g eggs
.5 oz Candied Orange
100g Cranberries



All the ingredients laid out (butter in fridge again)

dry ingredients being mixed at speed one.

butter being added in chunks

eggs being added to milk- more even texture

candied orange being added

cranberries being added

egg/ milk mixture being added

everything mixed. its put into the fridge to cool.

Cream Scones
8.5 oz pastry flour
3/8 t salt
2 oz orange sugar
.5 oz Baking Powder
2.25 oz butter
2.5 oz heavy cream
1 egg (56 g)
1 oz chocolate chips


All ingredients laid out

dry ingredients mixed to together, butter added in chunks. mixed together- butter is marble sized.

Chocolate chips added

cream added at edges. and mixed thoroughly

finished dough, chilled in fridge


Egg wash
1:1 ratio egg to water/milk
egg and water- water evaporates and leaves a shine
yolk and cream- dark glaze. cream soaks into biscuit and tenderizes more. kinda greassy
milk and eggs- dark bake and shine


ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH
  • use bread flour to roll out the dough

Biscuit

rolled out to 1/2 and inch

cookie cutter dipped in flour

cut straight down

biscuits in a row. on sheet try. 5x7


biscuits being brushed with the three different kinds of egg wash

bakes 400-425 dgrees for 10 min. then flip plus 5 more mins

Cream Scones

scones rolled out into a circle and cut into triangles

2.5 oz each

scones being sprinkled with orange sugar

Scones

scones rolled out in a rectangle and cut into triangles.

brushed with cream and yolk wash

Finished Products
biscuits

cream and yolk

egg and water

egg and milk

cream scones