tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post8381836592164377136..comments2024-03-24T17:24:36.669-07:00Comments on A Book Of Cookrye: Is puff paste really that hard?S. S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-24086651819786112812019-04-14T16:50:15.642-07:002019-04-14T16:50:15.642-07:00I've actually done something like that with ma...I've actually done something like that with marzipan- except it was cookie dough instead of puff paste. The marzipan that was in contact with the pan sort of caramelized and hardened up. http://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/2014/10/rose-marzipan-spirals-results-of.html<br /><br />And indeed, reading this was a lot more intimidating than actually doing it. Even the simplest instructions get overwhelming if the recipe gets long enough. And if you decide to make your own puff paste from this recipe, you can sincerely tell people "Oh, I learned how from a 19th-century cookbook."S. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-71668414926939674302019-04-11T18:22:57.766-07:002019-04-11T18:22:57.766-07:00I take one look at those little swirly cookies and...I take one look at those little swirly cookies and think, "That really needs some marzipan or something to become not-baklava." <br /><br />Either way, I may try this soon. Like a lot of things, I suspect that reading the instructions may be the most intimidating part, and that actually executing them is surprisingly simple.Freezairnoreply@blogger.com