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Called BS on using cold butter for biscuits, was dead wrong
Spent 6 months making hockey pucks because I thought room temp butter was fine. Finally tried grating frozen butter last Sunday and got actual flaky layers for the first time. Anyone else resist a basic baking rule for way too long?
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ryan3691d ago
Wait hold on you were baking bread at 500 degrees? That sounds crazy hot but I guess it works if you got a good crust. I read somewhere that most home ovens can barely hit 500 and the temperature swings are wild so I never even tried it. Now I'm wondering if my oven is lying to me and I need to test it with a thermometer or something. Might try that this weekend just to see what happens.
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sageadams1d ago
Heard that one. I spent a solid year making dense, sad loaves of bread because I refused to believe the whole "low and slow for crust" thing, finally cranked my oven to 500 and got a crackly, beautiful result on the first try. Honestly, it's humbling when the simple advice you've been ignoring turns out to be the actual secret.
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