Flower Baskets

Baking and Desserts | European cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Flower Baskets

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 10.6 oz
Sugar - 3.5 oz
Butter - 10.6 oz
Egg white - 3 pieces
Sour Cream - 2 tablespoons

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the shortcrust pastry: mix 300 grams of flour with 100 grams of sugar in a deep bowl and grate 300 grams of frozen butter or 350 grams of baking margarine into this mixture using a coarse grater, quickly mixing everything so that each piece of butter is coated with flour but does not melt in your hands.

Step 2

Knead the dough with 3 yolks mixed with 1–2 tablespoons of sour cream.

Step 3

Place the finished dough in the refrigerator for 10–15 minutes, then roll it out on a floured board to a thickness of 3–5 mm and use cookie cutters to cut out flower shapes.

Step 4

Place each flower in a muffin tin so that the tips of the petals slightly rise above the tin.

Step 5

Put the tins with the dough on a baking sheet, place it in a well-heated oven, and immediately reduce the heat to medium.

Step 6

Watch to ensure the petals of the baskets do not burn: as soon as they begin to turn brown, remove the baking sheet from the oven and take the tins off.

Step 7

Prepare the filling according to your preference: you can fill them with meringue, boiled condensed milk, apricot or orange jam, or place half an apricot from compote or jam in each basket.