I am just having the darndest time with the dough for a pecan tart, and I’d really like to make it for Thanksgiving if I can get it right before then. I’m using Christopher Kimball’s recipe for food processor...

Since you enjoyed the results so much, I wouldn’t tinker with the recipe. Get two things for your next 2 crust pie: 1. the biggest ziploc-type bags you can find . 2. a pastry scraper (see pic) Here’s my flourless,...

hello, i was contemplating getting a marble board for working with my pastry dough, pasta and breads. however, as i was further investigating marble as an option, i noticed that a person mentioned that for 'high butter content...

. Shape the rubble into a vague rectangle shape (vertical orientation). Lay half the butter slices over 2/3rds of your flour rubble pile. (Easier for me to lay it on the bottom 2/3rds.) With a bench scraper in one hand and a...

I’ve tried a few dough/yeast recipes for brioche and they never come out quite right. Really, I need someone experienced to show me what the dough should feel and look like when it’s ready, but I don’t know...

I had a lot of success with this cinnamon-nut version: http://ayearinbread.earthandhearth.com/2007/04/beth-noknead-bread.html It’s not as wet as the NYT recipe, and I had no problem adding the stuff and folding the bread,...

Use a plastic dough scraper (or similar) to knock off the big chunks when it’s cool and don’t worry about the rest of the stuff. Stones, like cast iron cookware, need to be seasoned and remained seasoned throughout...

bowl and knead on a floured surface 5 to 7 minutes, adding more water if too dry, or more flour if too wet. Form into a long roll and divide into 24 equal portions. Lightly oil a Chinese knife, board scraper, or cleaver. Place a...

some uniquely shaped (like an artist palette) flexable dough scrapers. They also have great demonstration videos and are a pleasure to deal with.

in my oven, and handled like this. - Use a bench knife (baker’s spatula, dough scraper) to cut the brownies on the paper liner once you have removed the whole shebang from the pan. This works much better than any knife,...

lightly to oil the bowl the dough rises in or to spray it lightly with Pam. It comes out more cleanly that way and an untorn mass of dough is easier to handle than a stringy one. And I use a bench knife (dough scraper) or spatula...

- the back of a knife, a pastry scraper or a dough scraper. Squeeze and scrape all the extraneous material out of the intestines until you are left with a translucent paperlike shell. Use more force than you think you need to....

holds together in ragged ball, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking. 4. Roll dough into approximate 12-inch square. Following illustrations, fold dough into thirds like a business letter, using bench scraper or metal spatula...

a lot of flour on the granite, and renew it several times during rolling. Then I end up with the bottom of the dough coated with flour – not desireable. Right now I’m working with the rolling pin in one hand and the...

Help! I want to make a tomato and onion tart this week, but I’m having difficulty figuring out what kind of shell to use... A store bought pie crust? A homemade tart shell? Puff pastry? Phyllo dough? I’ve never made...