Brushwood - crispy biscuits, fried in batter. Not only children, but also adults love to eat them. You can serve it with tea or just eat it, for example, while watching TV. This sweetness, which has been familiar to many since childhood, is sold, by no means in all stores, and even if it goes on sale, then, most often, at an unreasonably high price. For a skilled hostess, this will not be a problem: cookies can be prepared at home. There are different recipes for brushwood, but they are all simple.
Cooking Features
In various recipes for making dough for brushwood there are a few common points. Knowing them, even the cook, who does not have much experience, will successfully cope with the task.
- Always sift flour, then brushwood will be more tender. At the same time you will reduce to zero the risk of falling into the dessert of small litter, insect larvae.
- The dough should be fairly dense, but elastic. You need to knead it with your hands until it stops sticking to them.
- The finished dough should be laid for at least 30 minutes. During this time, the gluten contained in the flour will swell and the dough will become more malleable.
- The dough is rolled into a 2-3 mm thick layer, no more, cut into rectangles or diamonds. In the center of each figure a hole is cut through which the angles of the dough turn out. As a result, products acquire exactly the form to which we are accustomed.
- It is necessary to fry brushwood in a large amount of boiling oil, only then it will be rosy and crispy.
- After frying, brushwood is laid out on a napkin to remove excess oil.
- It is advisable not to add a lot of sugar in the dough, otherwise the cookies will be browned faster than they will fry inside, even if it is thin.
- When serving, brushwood can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or sprinkled with syrup.
Chilled brushwood is no worse in taste than freshly cooked. It will be even more pleasant to crunch them. Keep cookies should be protected from moisture. It will not deteriorate within a few 3 days, but gradually its organoleptic qualities will deteriorate.
Dough for brushwood on sour cream with brandy
Composition:
- milk - 125 ml;
- sour cream - 50 g;
- chicken eggs - 2 pcs .;
- wheat flour - 0, 42 kg;
- sugar - 80 g;
- cognac - 40 ml;
- salt - a pinch.
Method of preparation:
- Spread eggs with sugar.
- Add milk. Whisk with a whisk.
- Add sour cream and brandy, stir until smooth.
- Sift flour - you can immediately on the board or the working surface of the table.
- Make a groove in the flour hill, pour the prepared liquid mixture into it.
- Choosing flour from the edges to the center, knead the dough.
- When the dough stops sticking to the hands, it should be covered with cling film and left for half an hour alone. After that, the dough can be rolled, cut, form their brushwood.
Cognac in this version of the test acts as a baking powder. Thanks to him, the brushwood turns crunchy and almost does not absorb oil during frying. Cognac can be replaced with brandy or even vodka, it almost does not affect the taste of the finished cookies. Cooking the dough with the addition of alcohol should not be afraid, even if the dessert will be enjoyed by children: during frying, the “degrees” will evaporate completely.
Dough for brushwood on kefir
Composition:
- flour - 0, 5 kg;
- kefir - 0, 3 l;
- sugar - 80 g;
- egg yolks - 2 pcs .;
- olive oil - 40 ml;
- salt - 5 g;
- soda - 5 g.
Method of preparation:
- Sift flour. Approximately two-thirds of it pour on a work surface a hill. Make a hole on top of the hill.
- Place the egg yolks in a separate container. Proteins separated from them can be used to prepare other confectionery products (protein cream, meringues).
- Add sugar to yolks, pour in oil, rub it.
- Add kefir, soda and salt, whisk.
- Pour the prepared mixture into the well in the flour, knead the dough by hand.
- Put it on the board and, adding flour and continuing to knead, bring to the desired density. The dough should be steep and elastic, not sticking to the palms.
- Roll the dough in flour, put it in a bag and put it in the fridge for half an hour.
This recipe for brushwood is one of the most popular because it does not require expensive products, preparing dough quickly and easily. Olive oil in the recipe can be replaced with sunflower, but only refined.
Dough for brushwood on mineral water
Composition:
- wheat flour - 0.5 kg;
- mineral water (carbonated) - 0, 2 l;
- vodka - 60 ml;
- sugar - 20 g;
- sour cream - 20 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Mix mineral water with vodka.
- Add sour cream and sugar, whisk.
- While sprinkling sifted flour, stir the composition with a spoon until it becomes difficult to do.
- Set aside the spoon, add the remaining flour, knead the dough.
- Cover it with polyethylene, leave for half an hour.
The brushwood from this dough, despite the absence of butter and eggs in the composition, turns out tasty and crunchy. The lack of sugar in the dough can be filled by watering the finished cookies with honey. If you replace the sour cream with mayonnaise, the brushwood according to this recipe will be suitable for use during the post. This option cookies like vegetarians.
The dough for brushwood is done easily and quickly, it does not require expensive products. Whatever version of this dish you choose, cope with the task, even without a great culinary experience and skill, you just need to follow the recipe.
