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Butter Cake
These are traditionally enjoyed with café au lait but I had mine with chocolat chaud
Recipe Category:
Baking
Makes enough for:
12
cakes
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Adapted from Paul Hollywood
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Ingredients
300
g
bread flour,
plus extra for dusting
5
g
yeast
5
mls
fine salt
200
mls
water
275
g
butter,
divided *
Oil for greasing
100
g
fructose
Method
Place the flour into a stand mixer bowl
Add the yeast on one side of the bowl
Add the salt to the opposite side of the bowl
Add the water
Melt 25g of the butter and add
Using a dough hook, mix on a slow speed for 2 minutes
Increase to a medium speed and mix for a further 6 minutes
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball
Lightly oil the bowl and return the dough to it, seam side down
Cover and leave to prove for an hour
Prepare two pieces of parchment paper, 20cm square
Mark a 14cm square on one
Place the butter onto the unmarked parchment paper and cover with the marked parchment paper
Bash the butter using a rolling pin and then roll out to fit the 14cm marked square
Place the butter into the fridge to chill
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface
Gently knock back and then roll into a 20cm square
Place the butter onto this with the corners of the butter lining up with the sides of the dough
Fold the corners of the dough over the butter, totally enclosing it
Roll out to a 45 x 15cm rectangle
Mark the length into 15cm sections and fold the bottom section up
Fold the top section down and cover with cling film
Place into the fridge for 30 minutes
Once again roll out to a 45 x 15cm rectangle and repeat the folding process
Cover with cling film and place into the fridge for 30 minutes
Repeat once more
Roll out the dough to a 45 x 15cm rectangle and sprinkle the fructose onto the dough
Repeat the folding process and then working as fast as you can, roll out to a 40 x 30cm rectangle
Cut into 12 squares
Pinch the 4 corners together and place each piece of dough into a well greased muffin tin
Cover with a cloth and leave to prove for 30 minutes
Preheat the oven to 220° Celsius
Place the tin into the oven and bake for a total of 30 minutes
Cover with foil after 10 minutes to prevent the tops from burning
Remove and place on a wire rack to cool as soon as you can handle the cakes
Notes
* you want a solid 250g block plus 25g extra