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Millefiori Art
How do you make sugar cookies with designs of different dough in the middle? The art term is millefiori ^_^?
i want to make cookies with a design baked into the center. a very simple design but i need to know how to do it as far as construction of the cookie dough log, how to make the dough, and other instructions.
thanks ^_^
Millefiori translated from italian means "Million Flowers". It's a technique that italian craftsmen often use in glass and ceramics making.
To apply this method to cookies, a basic sugar cookie recipe will do:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon milk
Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough
Food colouring
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough into the same number of pieces as the number of colours you want to use . Then add some food colouring to each section of dough and knead until the colour is evenly mixed in (I suggest wearing latex gloves so you don't stain your hands). If you want to have really intense colour, try to find gel or powder food colourings. Using too much liquid colouring will water down the dough. Then wrap each colour in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Sprinkle surface where you will roll out dough with powdered sugar.
To make the center and flowers of the petals, roll tubes of dough. One for the center and up to 5 or 6 for the petals. It will be easier if your rolls aren't longer than 10 inches or so.
Around the roll that will be the center of the flower, press the rolls that will make the petals. Then, make rolls of the background colour and press them in between the petals forming a solid roll.
Move the dough around and check underneath frequently to make sure it is not sticking. If dough has warmed during rolling, place a cold cookie sheet on top for 10 minutes to chill or return the dough to the fridge for 10 minutes.
Once you have your solid roll, wrap it tightly in waxed paper again twisting the ends of the paper and chill for an hour...this will help prevent mixing of the colours inside when you cut your cookies.
Slice the cookies evenly, leaving the paper on until you're ready to bake. The paper will make the slicing easier and you can even make marks where you need to cut if you have to. When you slice them, you'll see your flower pattern goes all the way through.
Place the cookies at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.
This is a very simple millefiori design to get you started. You should be able to come up with more complex designs and colour combinations once you get the hang of it.
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