Discover how to make delicious, crispy petit fours
Petit fours is one of the dessert dishes that are famous for being served on happy occasions, especially holidays, as its presence in the place is associated with joy and happiness, especially on the blessed Eid al-Fitr, and there are many who wonder about the origin of petit fours, its story and the reason for its association with Eid among many Arab peoples, and when searching in the aphoristic history books history books and after looking to know the origin of the tale, we find that it is a French dessert of French origin that was first made in a traditional way in the eighteenth century during the process of cooling brick ovens after their use, in order to take advantage of the latent heat inside the oven to find that it was just "underestimating" the heat of the oven.
Why is the Betty Four so named?
Petits fours is a word of French origin, which means small oven, and petits fours were usually eaten after meals or between meals as a dessert with tea or coffee, and it is one of the most common desserts that tastes agree on and opinions revolve around, petits fours are made from flour, butter, egg yolks, sugar, baking powder, and vanilla. After baking, the pieces are topped with toppings such as jam and cream.
Types of petit fours
Salty petitfour: It is considered an appetizer, so it is served at parties and buffets.
Decorated petitfour : It is the one in which small pieces are covered with fondant, eclair or tarte.
Dry petitfour: This includes baked meringues, biscuits and puff pastries.
Ingredients for petit fours
- Vanilla
- ground sugar
- Baking powder
- Cocoa to color the dough so that it is part vanilla and part chocolate
- Nuts for garnish and flavor
- Food coloring can be used on the dough to make more than one color.
- Butter or margarine
- Eggs
- flour
How to make a deliciously crispy petitfour:
- Beat the butter well until it whitens, then add the powdered sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat well. - Mix the flour and baking powder, then gradually add them to the butter mixture until all the ingredients are combined, form into a ball and let it rest in the refrigerator (the dough can be kept in the refrigerator for a week until you use it). - Divide the dough into two parts, knead one part with the cocoa powder and leave the other part as it is. - Shape the dough using either a pastry bag or a special petit fours machine into different shapes and garnish with a nut in the center. - Arrange on a greased sheet and bake in a 180°C oven for 20-25 minutes. - Allow to cool and decorate as desired.
Learn about the French macaroon dessert that is similar to petit fours:
A type of French dessert, macarons are distinguished by their appetizing shape, different colors and types, crispness and distinctive tenderness, it is considered one of the most famous French desserts that are very similar to petit fours.
Ingredients for making macarons:
- Normal sugar
- Fine powdered sugar
- Eggs
- Favorite Food Colors
- Vanilla
- Cream for filling
- Chocolate for the filling
- Butter
Lancashire
This type of dessert is also included in the types of petit fours, and it is the most suitable dessert to be served during the holidays.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla
- Baking powder
- Crushed nuts for garnish
- Butter or margarine
- Starch
- powdered sugar
- Eggs
How to make lancets:
Beat the butter well until it whitens, then add the powdered sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat the mixture well. - Mix the flour, starch and baking powder, then gradually add them to the butter mixture until all materials are homogeneous and form a ball and leave it in the refrigerator until it is firm for at least an hour and a half. - Shape the dough into small balls and stack them on a baking sheet with light pressure. - Bake in a 180°C oven for 20-25 minutes. - Allow to cool and garnish by sticking two of them with jam or chocolate and rolling in crushed nuts.
How do we make Betty Fur good for diabetics?
This is done by adding small pieces of fresh fruit to the petitfour, instead of jam, reducing the amount of sugar used or using brown sugar instead of white sugar, to avoid a spike in blood sugar.
In the end, petitfour is one of the best types of sweets that people gather around and most opinions agree on, some even call petitfour "the origin of the tale", as it always attracts attention when we walk to look at the products of the stores, and it always has an attraction that the eyes turn to the beauty of its shape, its many types and its unique taste.