The history of the biscuit is quite interesting. For the first time they started baking biscuits in Persia. Over time, the Italians learned the recipe for biscuits. However, these biscuits were not like what we have now. Ancient biscuits were thin breads. It wasn’
t until much later that Italian cooks invented the biscuit we are used to. Later, confectioners thought of combining sponge cake with cream, which produced a new culinary creation – a cake.
It is worth telling about how you can make a lush sponge cake at home
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Ingredients for sponge cake:
- eggs – 5 pcs;
- salt – a pinch;
- vanilla – a pinch;
- sugar – 150 g;
- flour – 150 g;
- leavening agent – 0.5 tsp.
Preparation of biscuit:
In the bowl of a blender, break the eggs, pour salt and start whipping for about a couple minutes. Pour vanilla and sugar into the egg mixture, whisk for 8 minutes until a fluffy white foam.
Combine flour and baking powder, sift into the egg mixture in batches
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Knead the biscuit dough, gently and in one direction only.
The dough should be thick, not runny. Cover the baking mold with parchment, place the dough on the surface and
level the dough with a wooden skewer
. Bake the biscuit in the oven at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
After cooking, you can check the readiness of the biscuit with a wooden skewer. It should come out of the biscuit dry.
Put the biscuit in cling film and leave it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
This biscuit will make an excellent base for almost any cake.
Author of the photo and original recipe youtube.com channel: Cooking with Tanya 2.0
