I am a great cook but a horrible baker unless it's from a box! Probably because I just use the butter I have on hand which is always salted. I usually omit the salt from the recipe though depending on how much they ask for.
I am a great cook but a horrible baker unless it's from a box! Probably because I just use the butter I have on hand which is always salted. I usually omit the salt from the recipe though depending on how much they ask for.
Don't omit the salt. Salt is used as a preservative as well for taste as it acts as a flavor enhancer by reducing bitterness and acidity.
I always go with unsalted, unless the recipe tells me otherwise.
I always used salted butter until Alton Brown told me not to. He said something about the salted butter making cookies stick to the pan.
I made 1 batch of chocolate chip cookies with the unsalted butter and my kids would not eat them because they tasted funny.
So...I'm back to salted butter and now I just use parchment paper.
For spritz cookies though, parchment paper doesn't work since you need the cookies to stick to the pan as you press them. Make sure your pan is cold, too! The cookies stick better.
Thanks for the tip about the cold pan. I am a baking dunce. lol. I'm still not sure about what butter to use-I bought both. It's C.Ann's recipe, maybe I should PM her?
Thanks for all the responses!
Did you use the recipe that comes with the spritz machine? They suggest that until you get the hang of the thickness. My recipe suggests adding a whipped egg or a little water if the batter is too thick. I also make sure the dough isn't cold, since the butter (unsalted, since that's what the food channel said to use LOL) thickens if it gets cold. I'm using an electric one this year. Much easier than my hand one, once I figured it out.I made some 2 days ago and it was a disaster. The dough was way too thick. I couldn't get it to spritz through the machine.
I just want to wish you luck with your spritz cookies. I have NEVER been able to get them right. I finally through my spritz thingy out the back door, I was so mad! Stoopid stoopid spritz thingy.![]()
uhoh, I have a feeling that this will be a disaster but the kids want to try s I'll give it a shot. Should be interesting since I am such a bad cook I have actually burned stuff in a crockpot
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