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Hindi na ba talaga pwedeng gamitin ang overcreamed butter??? #bakerybusiness #cookies #homebaking

Name: Hindi na ba talaga pwedeng gamitin ang overcreamed butter??? #bakerybusiness #cookies #homebaking
Uploaded: 2024-09-10T05:30:39+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Lesley Pascual-Bartolo
Description: In this tutorial‑style video, the presenter explains the creaming method—beating butter and sugar together for about three to five minutes until fluffy…

10 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this tutorial‑style video, the presenter explains the creaming method—beating butter and sugar together for about three to five minutes until fluffy but not overly so—as a key step in cookie making. She then conducts a practical experiment comparing three batches of cookies made with under‑creamed, perfectly creamed, and over‑creamed butter. The comparison covers size (nearly identical, with the over‑creamed batch slightly larger), surface appearance (smoother surface in the under‑creamed batch), interior structure (no major differences), and texture (under‑creamed cookies are dense, chewy, and fudgy; perfectly creamed cookies are tender, crumbly with crunchy edges; over‑creamed cookies are softer and lighter). The video concludes that there is no universally correct creaming time for cookies; the optimal level depends on the baker’s desired texture and personal preference.

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Creaming is beating butter and sugar together until it becomes fluffy but not too fluffy. This takes about 3 to 5 minutes. Ate, lang dao ito para samasarap na cookies. When you don't cream enough, you end up with dense and heavy cookies. At kapag naman nag-overcream ka, ulit ka na rausa um pisá. Pero, talaga ba? I put it to the test to find out. Pagdating sa size, halos makakaparehas, mas makapalang ng konte yung gawasa overcream. Sa itura, mas smoother yung surface ng undercream. Sa loob, not much of a difference. Pagdating sa texture, itong undercream ay totoon namang dense and heavy, but it's definitely not a bad thing. Sha yung nagging pinaka chewy and fudgy. Itong namang gawa sa perfectly creamed ay more tender and crumbly, tapos mas may crunchy edges. Yung gawa namang sa overcream ay softer at may lightness. So based on this experiment, There is no right or wrong creaming time for baking cookies. It depends on your preference.