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Thursday, August 5, 2010

random but i need to rant.

i tried making Gougeres yesterday.
basically just creampuffs de puff, but with cheese. no custard.

and i shouldddddddddddddd have known!!
those puffs "puff because of the structure in them.
the structure is made up of gluten n egg protein!
so just because i wanted to achieve a fluffy n not so dry puff,
i opted to sub 2 TB of norm flour with cake flour.
STUPIDSTUPID!!

WROOOOONG MOVE.
cake flour has less gluten. its bleached that's why its whiter n finer.
thats why cakes do not have the same texture as like bread n buns.

because of my stupid move, my puffs didnt puff!
grr.
wad a waste of eggs i tell u.
suuuuper waste of eggs.

but wdv.
This weekend is gnna be Project Gougere untill those ~~damn~~ dear puffs really puff.
bleaghhh.

the annoying thing is det i got the taste down.
it has a good soft almost souffle-like kind of softness to it..
light buttery taste that's not overwhelming..
with the shadow of cheddar cheese. abit, then it fills ur mouth and u noe its cheese.
)):

but they dont' puff.
and the bottoms burn n stick.
and i cannot grease the pan cos then it would further make the puffs not puff.

i was soooo frustrated last night man.
**can u imagine? 1130 pm, i was slaving in the kitchen quarelling with eggs n flour? bleagh!**
almost threw them all out.
):
but nahh.. i just cup off the tops n threw the burnt bottoms.
so i hv butt-less puffs in my kitchen~! hahaha

tonight is gnna be another round.
i think i better restock the eggs too.
n butter. need more butter.
n piping bags too.
n couplers.
thank God i restocked cheese redi so wheee! savesave.

i'm gnna research n experiment till i get perfect puffy golden brown Gougere.
than i'll happily let ya'll taste them ok?
u can be my witness from absolute failure of flat puffs with burnt bottoms to pretty golden brown success.

ok thanks for readin bye!!
hahahaha

oh just in case.. this is what they are SUPPOSED to look like.
so damn gooooood!
):


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