Can you overcook shortbread?

Table of Contents:

1. Can you overcook shortbread?
2. How do you cut a chocolate bar into chunks?
3. Which chocolate bar is best for baking?
4. Which chocolate is best for baking?

Can you overcook shortbread?

When cooking, it's vital not to overcook shortbread. As it contains no eggs, the dough requires very little cooking and you certainly don't need to brown it. Cook until just tinged with gold at the edges and your shortbread will finish cooking on the rack.

How do you cut a chocolate bar into chunks?

Cut it up with a knife for an extra-fine chop. Go back and chop it with a knife if it is still too chunky for you. Use a serrated knife or chef's knife. Hold the handle with one hand, and the dull top of the knife with the other. Cut through the chocolate until it is to your liking.

Which chocolate bar is best for baking?

Semisweet and bittersweet Luckily, the delightfully balanced effect of either semisweet or bittersweet chocolate on a baked good is about the same. The 60 to 70% range is (no pun intended) the sweet spot for most recipes and most personal tastes as it provides some of the astringency of dark without going whole hog.

Which chocolate is best for baking?

The best cooking chocolate can make your chocolate cake even...

• Home Cook Belgian Dark Chocolate 72% Cocoa. ...
• Sainsbury's Taste the Difference 76% Cocoa Belgian Dark Cooking Chocolate. ...
• Lindt Cooking Chocolate bar Versatile 51% Cocoa. ...
• Moser Roth Dark Bar 70% Cocoa Cooking Chocolate. ...
• Waitrose Cook's Ingredients Dark Chocolate 75%