Brushwood biscuits

Brushwood cookies are an unusually tasty and satisfying treat that is known to almost every person in our country. Brushwood is considered rather unpretentious, but at the same time a very original dessert, the preparation of which was paid attention even in home economics classes at school.

One of the main advantages of brushwood cookies is its low cost and simplicity of the ingredients used, due to which this delicious dessert was so popular in times of shortage. By the way, this does not affect the taste of brushwood baking at all - according to this criterion, it can leave many more intricate desserts far behind. When cooked correctly, the brushwood is airy, almost weightless.

The secret of delicious biscuits is brushwood called the use of properly selected oil for frying. So, it is recommended to fry the brushwood in anhydrous fats - pork fat, melted butter or ordinary refined vegetable oil. To prevent the brushwood cookies from turning bitter, you always need to take out pieces of dough from the oil, which always remain in the pan. Ready-made brushwood can be poured with condensed milk, honey or powdered sugar before serving.

Types of brushwood

All types of brushwood can be divided primarily depending on the ingredients used in the preparation. This is how you get simple fresh brushwood (on water), curd, on kefir or milk.

In addition, the brushwood is made from dough of different consistencies, which can be catch divided into liquid and cool. Based on the first cookie, brushwood is prepared only in a special baking dish, which is why most often this crispy treat is made from cool dough.

Depending on the shape of the finished product, you can also get different types of brushwood: for example, traditional twisted diamonds or simple plates. Craftsmen in this business prepare brushwood in the form of rosettes, for which finely rolled dough is cut out in circles that are fastened into a flower.

In addition, other confectionery - teiglach or balls in honey - belongs to the types of brushwood. It is a kind of biscuit based on brushwood dough, which is prepared in sugar syrup.

Brushwood composition

The main ingredients in the composition of brushwood are wheat flour, chicken eggs, butter, sour cream (or milk) and granulated sugar. The classic recipe for making this treat may also involve adding vodka, rum or cognac to the dough. The calorie content of brushwood depends primarily on the products used by the cook, but on average it is about 28

3. 3 kcal, which fall on a hundred grams of this flour product.