There are no kid in Latvia who wouldn't remember what is a austiņa - little ear (because of the form that reminds of an ear). as my bro' wrote that he tried to make them and passed me recipe, than I decided to make them as well and share with you the recipe to try your own, homemade, easy biscuit recipe.
You will need:
1. In the bowl pour flour and salt. Grate in cold butter on a "roughest-biggest whole" side while constantly "soak it" in flour in order to prevent from sticking together.
2. after butter has been mixed in, add egg, cold water and the tea spoon of lemon juice.
3. Knead the dough quickly before the butter has gotten warm.
4. Make a "brick" from the pastry and put in the plastic bag and put in a fridge for 1h.
5.sprinkle the flour on the surface where you plan to put the pastry (make sure it is not wet and big enough)and use rolling pin to stretch it in a rectangular form.
6. try to make it as thin as possible (the thinner it is the more layers the "ears" will have).
7. pout the half glass of sugar of the surface
8. roll in from both sides equally - like a book cover
9. put it back in a fridge for 15min.
10. meanwhile warm up the own to 200-201 degrees.
11. cut the long roll in half to easier to operate. and cut into pieces - around 12. or at least 1-1,5 cm thick
12. Put on the table -source sugar and put each piece in it.
13. than take the rolling pin and make it flat from both sides. as much as sugar sticks- that's the right amount.
14. put on the pan the baking paper and biscuits and put baking for 20min. in 200C° meanwhile put the rest of "ears" back in fridge.
15. I put them in the top part of the own to get them browner and also switches sides of the pan as well as turned them around to get them more brown.
16. and voilà - that's the result. and tastes great! :)
they are perfect with afternoon tea and gossiping with your girls,breakfast or just as a snack. :)
if you try them as well- let me know how was it! :)
p.s. some of the pictures are not mine, as didn't have good light to make close ups, but the result was the same :)
You will need:
- Flour - 500gr
- Butter 300gr
- 1 egg
- Water - 160ml
- Sugar - 1 glass ( I used brown and white sugar - mixing them together)
- Salt - ½ tea spoon
- Lemon juice 1 tea spoon ( I used fresh lemon for better flavour)
3. Knead the dough quickly before the butter has gotten warm.
4. Make a "brick" from the pastry and put in the plastic bag and put in a fridge for 1h.
5.sprinkle the flour on the surface where you plan to put the pastry (make sure it is not wet and big enough)and use rolling pin to stretch it in a rectangular form.
6. try to make it as thin as possible (the thinner it is the more layers the "ears" will have).
7. pout the half glass of sugar of the surface
8. roll in from both sides equally - like a book cover
9. put it back in a fridge for 15min.
10. meanwhile warm up the own to 200-201 degrees.
11. cut the long roll in half to easier to operate. and cut into pieces - around 12. or at least 1-1,5 cm thick
13. than take the rolling pin and make it flat from both sides. as much as sugar sticks- that's the right amount.
14. put on the pan the baking paper and biscuits and put baking for 20min. in 200C° meanwhile put the rest of "ears" back in fridge.
15. I put them in the top part of the own to get them browner and also switches sides of the pan as well as turned them around to get them more brown.
they are perfect with afternoon tea and gossiping with your girls,breakfast or just as a snack. :)
if you try them as well- let me know how was it! :)
p.s. some of the pictures are not mine, as didn't have good light to make close ups, but the result was the same :)
