So there is a wish to prepare sometimes something simple, fast and main tasty. One of the most tasty and simple pastries is a shortcake which can be made both on a baking sheet in an oven, and in a frying pan. The secret of preparation is very simple and that biscuits turned out crisp and tasty, it is necessary to apply some cunnings.
Even the inexperienced housewife can make usual home-made cookies. It is better to cook it in a dry frying pan, it has to be with non-stick coating.
Sand cake differs from usual in the fact that it turns out quite friable and doesn't demand for preparation of a large amount of ingredients.
It will be required to you: - 1.5-2 glasses of already sifted wheat flour of the premium; - 1 teaspoons of baking powder or half of a teaspoon of soda; - 1/3 glasses of sugar; - 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil; - vitellus; - 1/3 glasses of sour cream of 20% of fat content; - nuts, raisin or candied fruits to taste.
Way of preparation
1. In a deep bowl it is necessary to mix flour and baking powder, it is possible to use soda instead of the second. 2. In a separate bowl it is necessary to make vegetable oil, sour cream, a vitellus, sugar and it is good to mix everything, it is better the mixer. Sugar has to be dissolved completely. 3. Add flour, at the same time constantly stirring slowly. Dough shouldn't stick to hands. Also to taste it is possible to add nuts, candied fruits, honey or vanilla sugar. Before frying dough needs to be covered with a film and to put in for 20 minutes.4. Lay out refrigerated dough on the board which is in advance powdered with flour and roll "sausage", then cut it ringlets 2 cm wide, it is desirable to trample down each piece a little. 5. For frying take a clean frying pan, it surely has to be dry. Oil doesn't need to be poured as it already is as a part of the test therefore for frying it won't be required. Lay out cookies and bake from two parties before formation of a gold crust. On each party will be enough 3 minutes. Fire should be lowered to a minimum. After preparation, cookies can be strewed from above with icing sugar, grated chocolate or to decorate with protein whip. A classical sand cake is preparing without different additives, such as nuts and candied fruits so it is possible to do also without them. But most often such pastries are cooked with chocolate or coconut flakes.
Secrets in preparation of a sand cake
Preparation not difficult, but quality of products influences that how crisp biscuits will turn out. It is recommended to mix products quickly, and it is necessary to leave dough before pastries in a cold spot. Also before pastries it will be good to grease cookies with egg or milk. Oil surely has to be a part of the test, otherwise cookies will turn out rigid and can burn. The more oils, the better. Protein of egg in such dough isn't put, only a yolk, otherwise dough won't turn out short. Instead of sugar it is possible to put icing sugar. Dough can be not cut on separate pieces, and to bake it the whole cake layer and only then to cut.