School cake according to GOST

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make school cookies according to GOST at home? Prepare the necessary products. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft, we will beat it. It is better to take small eggs. Measure the flour accurately on the scale. Instead of powdered sugar, you can use fine sugar in the same amount. Preferably take jam with sourness - apricot, apple, plum.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift the flour into a large bowl. Sifting the flour saturates it with air, which makes baked goods more airy and soft.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add baking powder to the flour and stir until it is evenly distributed throughout the flour. Then the baked goods will all rise equally. Read about all the nuances of working with baking powder in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

4. STEP 4

   

   In another bowl, beat soft butter, powdered sugar and salt. I took a mixer and dough attachments, since flour will be added later. When the butter and powder are mixed, add the eggs, pouring them in one at a time. To do this, it is more convenient to separate them in advance into a separate cup. Stir the mixture until smooth.

5. STEP 5

   

   Without stopping whisking, start adding flour one spoon at a time. As soon as a portion of flour is mixed in, add the next one.

6. STEP 6

   

   When all the flour has been added, stir the dough for a couple more minutes. The result should be a very soft, but not sticky dough.

7. STEP 7

   

   Gather the dough into a ball by placing it on your work surface. If suddenly the dough still seems sticky, add a little flour. But don't overdo it, otherwise the cake will be tough. I didn't add any more flour. Wrap the dough ball in cling film and refrigerate for 40 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   After the allotted time, take out the dough. Roll it out into a rectangular layer. It is better to do this immediately on parchment of the same size as the baking sheet. My baking sheet is 30*40 cm. I cut a piece of baking paper and rolled out the dough evenly on it. Try to keep the dough evenly thick. Dough that is too thin will break after baking. This is what happened to me, one edge turned out to be too thin. Place the dough directly on the baking sheet in the refrigerator for an hour.

9. STEP 9

   

   While the dough is chilling, prepare the fudge. Ideally, it should be prepared a day before use, it should be ripe. But if you don’t have time, you can also use instant fudge. Just a little bit of citric acid is needed, on the tip of a teaspoon.

10. STEP 10

    

    First, prepare a bowl of ice water; you will need to put sugar syrup in it to cool. Keep this in mind when deciding on the size of the basin. Pour cold water into it and add ice cubes. Place the basin next to the stove so that it is at hand.

11. STEP 11

    

    Pour water into a thick-bottomed saucepan and add sugar. Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly until the sugar dissolves.

12. STEP 12

    

    When the syrup boils, reduce the heat to low. There is no need to stir anymore.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cook the syrup for about 5 minutes. You will need a food thermometer to monitor the temperature. When the syrup heats up to 110°C, add citric acid. The syrup should be boiled to 115°C. As soon as it reaches this temperature, immediately remove it from the heat and place it in a prepared bowl of ice water to stop further heating. Read about what to do if you don’t have a thermometer at the end of the recipe.

14. STEP 14

    

    Cool the syrup to 40°C. Stir it with a spoon so that the syrup cools evenly. This will happen quite quickly, provided that the water in the basin is ice-cold.

15. STEP 15

    

    Beat the resulting syrup with a mixer until white. I ended up with a rather viscous syrup, so I had to use dough attachments. It turns out to be fudge.

16. STEP 16

    

    Cover the bowl with the fudge with a wet napkin. Wring the napkin well so that it does not drip. If you do everything according to the rules, then you need to keep the fudge in this form for a day. But we are in a hurry, and we will put it in the refrigerator while the dough bakes and then cools.

17. STEP 17

    

    After an hour, remove the baking sheet with the dough from the refrigerator. Bake it in an oven preheated to 210°C for about 15 minutes until golden brown. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

18. STEP 18

    

    Take out the baked cake and immediately, while it is hot, cut it into two parts. The dough will become fragile after cooling, so you need to do everything quickly. Spread jam on one half.

19. STEP 19

    

    Cover it with the other half. This is where my thin edge broke, and later I had to cut it off. Leave the workpiece to cool completely.

20. STEP 20

    

    Remove the fudge from the refrigerator and heat it over low heat. It will be thick at first, but will become liquid when heated. Pour out one tablespoon of fondant.

21. STEP 21

    

    Spread the fondant over the top of the pie and spread it out with a spoon. I cut off the broken edge, and I only had enough fondant. So for a whole portion it is better to increase its quantity.

22. STEP 22

    

    Add cocoa and a little water to the reserved portion. Stir until smooth.

23. STEP 23

    

    Pour the fondant into a tight bag and cut off the tip. Draw patterns over the white fondant using chocolate fondant.

24. STEP 24

    

    Let the fudge set, about 10 minutes. Cut the workpiece into rectangles. The school cake is ready. Enjoy your tea!

Comments on the recipe

arsika

31.08.2023

5

And another option - shortbread cake with apple jam.

karna

31.08.2023

4.7

Wonderful cake, excellent dough! (universal). Yesterday I baked this delight, and while the second cake was in the oven, the first cake was almost subjected to a barbaric attack by my son :), I barely fought it off :). But after assembly and glazing - well, it’s simply beautiful! Thanks for the memory!

Tatiana

31.08.2023

4.8

as in childhood. I really want to try the pie