KitchenTried-and-true tip
Grate frozen butter into dough instead of melting it
Freeze hard butter and grate it over the dough instead of melting it, handy for cookie dough and shortcrust.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Butter
- Cheese grater
- Rubber gloves (optional)
How to do it
- Freeze the butter completely before baking.
- Grate it, still frozen, over the dough with a cheese grater.
- Wear rubber gloves if you want a better grip.
Sources
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Frieren Sie die Butter vor dem Backen ein.
mit einer Käsereibe über den Teig reiben
Schmelzen ist nicht immer die bessere Lösung – gerade beim Mürbeteig.
