Monday, July 23, 2012

KBB #30 : Rosemary-Cheese Spritz Cookies




Marhaban ya Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah, masih diberi kesempatan untuk bertemu bulan mulia ini ya. Semoga kita bisa memanfaatkan bulan penuh berkah ini semaksimal mungkin, amiin.

Nah, buat yang hobi bikin kue kering untuk Idul Fitri, berikut ini ada resep tantangan KBB yang ke-30. Judulnya "Rosemary-Cheese Spritz Cookies". Mungkin bisa menjadi alternatif untuk yang bosan dengan kue lebaran yang itu-itu saja. Ini dia resepnya :


Rosemary-Cheese Spritz Cookies
From Food Network Kitchens

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 large egg yolk
6 tablespoons heavy cream
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely grated Pecorino cheese
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoons fine salt
Pinch freshly ground nutmeg


Special Equipment: Cookie Press

Directions

Bring all ingredients to room temperature.
Beat the butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Slowly beat in the egg yolk and cream.
Whisk the flour, pecorino, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, sugar, rosemary, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture while mixing slowly. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat on medium speed to make a slightly sticky dough.
Fill the cookie press with the dough. Assemble the press with the desired disk shape (see cook's note), and press cookies onto ungreased baking sheets. Leave about one inch between cookies. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan and refrigerate cookies for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Bake cookies, rotating pan halfway through, until golden, the cheese browns a bit, and the cookies smell nutty, about 20 to 25 minutes. Briefly cool the cookies on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool. Serve or store in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 month.



Cook's Notes: These freeze beautifully. Press the cookies out into desired shapes on cookie sheets and freeze. Transfer frozen cookies to a plastic bag, seal, and keep frozen for up to 1 month. When ready to bake, lay out frozen cookies on cookie trays and bake from frozen for 25 minutes.

Kesan-kesan waktu bikin kue ini, adalah seru ternyata nyetak kue dengan cookie press. Ini adalah pertama kalinya aku berurusan dengan cookie press, dan yang jadi tutornya adalah anakku karena dia pernah pake di sekolahnya. Mohon maklum kalau bentuknya jadi ajaib, karena dianya kekeuh pengen ganti-ganti disc sesuai selera. Walaupun begitu kuenya tetep enak. Agak berbeda dengan kue lebaran klasik, karena penggunaan rempah. Dengan begitu bisa menjadi pilihan untuk variasi suguhan saat Idul Fitri nanti.

Selamat mencoba ya ^_^