How many people like to sit down at the table with their family in the evening and drink tea with sweet cookies? Such a ritual creates a special atmosphere in the house, which brings all family members incredibly close.
Cookies are a traditional family dessert, uncomplicated and simple. However, cookies were not always a harmless childhood treat.
In ancient times, cookies were used as an appetizer with wine. In Germany, beer is brewed from beer. Therefore, this dessert is not as simple as it seems.
How to prepare cookies at home?
Ingredients of the dough for puff pastry cookies:
- kefir – 120 ml;
- butter – 120 g;
- sugar – 1 tbsp;
- leavening agent – 1 tsp;
- vanillin – a pinch;
- egg yolk – pcs;
- flour – 280 g.
Ingredients for the filling:
- sugar – 80 g;
- flour – 80 g;
- butter – 30 g;
- vanillin – a pinch.
Preparation of puff pastry:
In kefir pour salt and add the yolk, stir. In a separate bowl, combine flour with baking powder and vanilla. Put cold butter into the loose products and rub with your hands to the state of fine crumbs.
Pour kefir into the creamy crumbs, knead the dough
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Put the dough in cellophane in the refrigerator. To prepare the filling, combine sugar with flour and vanilla.
Put cold butter into the sugar filling and similarly grind it into fine crumbs.
Divide the batter into two equal parts
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Roll out one of the parts into a thin rectangular layer.
Sprinkle ½ of the sugar filling over the layer, spreading it over the entire surface. Roll up the dough into a roll, knead it slightly with a rolling pin.
Cut the roll into small pieces 3-4 cm thick.
Cover a baking tray with parchment and place the future cookies on the surface.
Bake the cookies at 180 degrees in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
The same procedure is done with the rest of the filling and dough. You get sweet homemade puff pastry cookies from the simplest components.
