Baking baffles not only novice culinary experts, but also professionals. To make the perfect biscuit at home, it's worth reading a few simple rules.
Sponge cake is a popular and delicious treat that can be prepared quickly and easily at home.
For housewives, these pastries do not always turn out light and airy the first time. It may settle, the middle may not be baked, and the outer side may burn. To avoid such problems, you should familiarize yourself with the basic rules and subtleties of professional chefs. An English sponge cake, baked according to a simple recipe, taking into account the experience and advice of experts, will help you prepare a delicious treat that can become the basis for another dessert.
The dough can be made from 3 ingredients that any housewife has in the kitchen: eggs, flour and sugar. No yeast or baking soda supplements are required.
Cooking tips
Each professional chef has his own secrets and subtleties, developed over the years. Sometimes, such advice is diametrically opposite. In order to find exactly your ideal recipe, it is worth trying several options, and determining it empirically.
- a whisk, mixer bowl or container in which the ingredients for the biscuit will be whipped, you must take clean and fat-free;
- flour should be taken from wheat and the highest grade;
- flour must be added to the eggs sifted several times through a sieve;
- eggs should be either very chilled or at the same temperature as the rest of the food;
- do not open the oven door until the baked goods are covered with a crust (about 20-30 minutes);
- before putting the dough into a mold, grease only its bottom with oil;
- for a perfect airy structure, observe the proportions 33/33/33;
- beat the eggs well;
- the dough is placed in an already heated oven with a temperature of 180-2000;
- well beaten dough must be put into the oven immediately, otherwise the foam will settle and the biscuit will not rise.
The choice of products should only be fresh and of good quality.
Cooking features
You can get a dough for dessert by giving it enough attention. There are several ways to prepare it:
- hot method: the dough will rise well in this case and will be very fluffy. Taking this method as a basis, it is necessary to make the dough in a water bath, and also mix the whole eggs without separating the yolks from the proteins;
- cold: in this case, the whites and yolks are separated and whipped separately.
If the dough preparation process has already begun, you cannot be distracted by extraneous things, even for a short while. The dough is very capricious, and in this case, the biscuit will definitely not work.
After sending the form with the dough to the oven, you need to wait for the allotted time, after which you can check the readiness of the dessert by piercing it with a skewer. If it remains clean and no dough sticks to it, then the biscuit is ready.
The finished biscuit must be properly cooled. To do this, the baked goods are wrapped in plastic wrap and left for up to 8 hours. This will allow it to thicken, but the dough itself will not settle or lose its shape.
You can improve the taste of the future biscuit by adding other components to it: nuts, cocoa, chocolate, cinnamon, butter, coconut, etc. But it is important to remember the proportions and not add too much, otherwise the look and taste of the dessert will be far from ideal.
Perfect biscuit recipes
Option number 1
Egg whites - 4 pcs.
Flour - 80 g
Sugar - 120 g
A pinch of salt
Carefully separate the whites from the yolks and beat until their volume doubles, and do this at medium speed. Next, you need to pour sugar into the bowl; for convenience, it is better to do this in parts. You can now whisk at higher power.
Sift flour and add to the mixture, add salt. Pour the finished dough into a mold and bake until a crust forms.
Option number 2
Eggs - 6 pcs.
Sugar - 200 g
Flour - 250 g
Eggs and sugar are mixed until fluffy. Then sifted flour is introduced. Stir the resulting mixture slowly and gently from bottom to top until the lumps are completely dissolved.
Cover the bottom of the mold with parchment, pour the dough onto it. Put in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for half an hour.
Option number 3
Flour - 120 g
Eggs - 4 pcs.
Sugar - 120 g
Vanilla sugar 1 tsp
Mix yolks, vanilla and regular sugar, beat with a mixer until fluffy. The speed should be minimal, then gradually it can be increased. Add sifted flour, stir. Place the dough in a baking dish lined with parchment or baking paper. Smooth and twist slightly to distribute the dough better. Place the dish in the oven for 25 minutes.
