Short-bread paste prepn. using molten fat - by mixing flour sugar and eggs, adding fat, kneading and baking

摘要

Prepn. of shortbread pastes using molten dehydrated fat, comprises mixing flour, sugar and eggs and then adding the fat after 2-4 mins. The mixt. is kneaded for 1-5 mins after which it is put in the oven. Used for making cakes and pastries contg. shortbread e.g. "quatre-quants". It gives friable, extremely light, good tasting shortbread avoiding complete dissolving of the sugar, dispersion of the fat as fine particles in the paste etc. The prod. has a low moisture content and is storage stable.