Good baking asks us to look a little closer. Not at complicated tricks, but at the ordinary decisions that shape flavor, texture and how a loaf feels in the hand.
Cold butter and a light hand do more than elaborate technique. Rub or cut cold butter into flour.
Start with the dough, not the clock.
Cold butter and a light hand do more than elaborate technique. This is the kind of bake that becomes easier when you take note of a few dependable cues instead of adding another elaborate technique.
Things to pay attention to
- 01
Rub or cut cold butter into flour.
- 02
Add liquid only until the dough gathers.
- 03
Fold the dough twice.
- 04
Cut straight down.
- 05
Bake in a hot oven..
The detail that matters
Twisting the cutter seals the sides and can restrict the rise.
Every oven and every bag of flour behaves a little differently. Write down what you noticed and adjust one variable at a time on the next bake.
Keep practicing.
Keep the notes that matter, leave room for discovery, and bake it again when you have time.
