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ghostoffuffle  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mute feature: from team hubski

1. baking powder was so far away from fresh 2. recipe said marble-sized butter chunks, so that's what we did 3. I think this is the problem 4. yeah, it was folded 5. all-purpose- almost bought cake flour for the decreased protein but the recipe said either or 6. this was also the problem

So I think it comes down to butter. I had it super-cold (not frozen), but I was working next to the oven which is really poorly insulated and sheds heat like a mother. Also no A/C in the house, because this house is a 70 year old disaster. So we worked as fast as we could, but that dough gets warm even faster. Also, I think I rolled it too thin- recipe said half an inch, it was less. Put it together, you have a thin dough that heats through at the drop of a hat next to an oven that doubles as our main heating element in the winter. DOOMED.