Best Petit four recipes | Sofrat hadhramia

  It is one of the famous types of sweets in the world, including the Arab world, especially the Levant. The origins of petit four go back to France and then it spread to all parts of the world. It was prepared in a traditional way during the cooling process of ovens that are made of bricks after lighting them on fire, and the word “piti” Four means in French: small oven.

  petit four is served on all occasions, along with coffee or tea, and has different types, the most important of which are: salty petit four, which is an appetizer, and an example is the baked meringe, puff pastries and biscuits.

💠Ingredients:

🔹Half a kilo of vegetable butter.

🔹Two hundred and fifty grams of sugar.

🔹Four eggs.

🔹Six hundred and fifty grams of white flour, for sweets.

🔹A pinch of salt.

🔹Half a tablespoon of vanilla.

🔹Half a tablespoon of grated lemon peel.

🔹Four teaspoons of cocoa powder.

🔹Half a cup of apricot-flavored jam.

💠Preparation:

🔹Place the butter, vanilla, and sugar in a medium bowl, mix well with a hand mixer, then add the eggs gradually to the mixture, and continue whisking.

🔹Gradually add the sifted flour to the previous mixture, and continue kneading by hand until it becomes a soft, cohesive dough.

🔹Divide the soft dough into two parts, then add cocoa to one part, and mix well.

🔹Shape the dough into different shapes, making two similar pieces from each shape, then placing them in a tray covered with parchment paper.

🔹Preheat the oven to one hundred and sixty degrees Celsius.

🔹Bake the petit four in the oven for no less than a quarter of an hour.

 🔹Take the petit four out of the oven and set them aside until they cool.

 🔹We collect two similar pieces of petit fours and glue them together with jam.

 💠Ingredients: 

 🔹An egg.

 🔹A quarter teaspoon of salt.

 🔹Two cups of sugar.

 🔹Six tablespoons of cocoa powder.

 🔹Half a tablespoon of vanilla.

 🔹A kilo of white flour, for sweets.

 🔹Two hundred grams of milk chocolate.

 🔹Half a tablespoon of baking powder.

 🔹A cup of small chocolate grains.

 🔹Put the butter, salt, eggs, sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl, then mix all these ingredients together by hand until you get a soft, cohesive dough.

 🔹Cover the bowl, and leave it in a warm place until the dough rests, for a period of not less than half an hour.

 🔹Turn on the oven at a temperature of one hundred and sixty degrees Celsius.

  🔹Cut the dough using a biscuit cutter, then place it on a tray covered in parchment paper.

 🔹Place the tray in the oven for at least ten minutes, until it is fully cooked.

  🔹Take the tray of petit fours out of the oven, and leave it aside until it cools.

 🔹Prepare the decorations: Place the chocolate in a bowl, and put it in the microwave for no more than one minute, until the chocolate melts completely.

🔹Fill the petit four pieces with melted chocolate, then stick them to another piece, and decorate them with chocolate grains.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹Two cups of sifted flour.

 🔹A cup of powdered sugar.

 🔹A cup and three-quarters of a cup of grated coconut.

 🔹A cup and a quarter of room temperature butter.

 🔹1/3 cup milk and a teaspoon.

 🔹Half a teaspoon of baking powder.

 🔹1/2 cup coconut for garnish.

💠Preparation: 

 🔹Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the consistency becomes creamy and smooth.

 🔹Add the sifted flour, baking powder, and three-quarters of the coconut, then mix until combined.

 🔹Add a tablespoon of milk, then knead the dough gently (repeat these steps until the amount of milk runs out).

 🔹Cover the bowl and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

🔹Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius, then cover the tray with butter and flour (butter can be replaced with oil or ghee, or use parchment paper).

 🔹The dough is shaped into a circle and then pressed with the palm of the hand (a special homemade mold can be used).

 🔹Cover the petit four with grated coconut (approximately half a cup of grated walnuts for coating).

 🔹Place the petit four in a tray, then bake for 20-25 minutes (the time varies depending on the temperature of the oven, it is best to check it after 10 minutes).

 🔹Set the petit fours aside until they cool, then serve them to eat.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹A cup and three-quarters of a cup of roasted peanut powder.

 🔹3/4 cup of soft butter.

 🔹1 egg.

 🔹1/4 teaspoon of salt.

 🔹Almond essence (optional).

 🔹1/3 cup of powdered sugar.

 🔹Two cups of flour.

 🔹1 egg yolk, beaten with vanilla.

 🔹White and dark chocolate for decoration.

💠Preparation: 

 🔹Beat the butter with the sugar until the consistency becomes smooth and creamy.

 🔹Add the eggs while continuing to beat, then add the almond essence (if available).

 🔹Gradually add peanuts and flour (do not knead the mixture, just bring it together).

 🔹Spread the dough on a floured surface, then shape it as desired.

 🔹Bake in a preheated oven at 160-180°C, for 10-15 minutes while monitoring the oven.

🔹Set aside until it cools, then decorate with chocolate (when it comes out of the oven, the texture will be somewhat soft, and this is normal. After it cools, it becomes the desired consistency).

 🔹Serve in a plate after cooling and decorate.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹2 cups of flour.

 🔹1 teaspoon of vanilla.

 🔹1 cup of butter.

 🔹1/2 cup of powdered sugar.

 🔹2 eggs.

 🔹Orange zest.

 🔹Food colours.

💠Preparation 

 🔹Place in a bowl each of: Eggs, vanilla and orange zest, then whisk well.

 🔹Add the butter and continue whisking until the texture becomes creamy and smooth.

 🔹Add sugar and continue whisking until all ingredients are combined, then add food coloring as desired (powder or liquid colorings can be used in a small amount).

 🔹Put the flour with the baking powder in another bowl and stir.

🔹Add the flour to the egg mixture gradually until the dough is formed, then cover it with nylon or foil for half an hour (if the dough is soft and difficult to shape, place it in the refrigerator for several minutes).

 🔹Shape the dough as desired, then place it in a non-stick tray (the tray can be greased with butter and sprinkled with flour, or use parchment paper).

🔹Place in a medium-heat oven until it becomes golden in color (depending on the oven temperature, it may take 15-25 minutes).

 🔹Decorate with pistachios or chocolate. You can also stick two pieces together using jam, so you can taste the most delicious petit four in a cup.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹1/2 cup ghee or butter.

 🔹1/2 cup oil.

 🔹3/4 cup powdered sugar.

 🔹1/2 cup cocoa powder.

 🔹1/2 cup starch.

 🔹1 tablespoon Turkish coffee.

 🔹2 cups sifted flour.

 🔹For decoration, 1/2 cup of chocolate grains, with a quarter cup of liquid cream.

🔹Preparation 

 🔹Beat the oil and ghee with the sugar well (one of the them can be replaced with butter, and you can also beat with an electric or manual mixer).

 🔹Gradually add cocoa while continuing to whisk.

 🔹Add starch and Turkish coffee to the mixture and knead the mixture well.

 🔹Add the amount of flour to the rest of the ingredients, knead all the ingredients well, then leave them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

🔹Form the petit four as desired, then place on a tray covered with parchment paper. 

🔹Bake the petit four in a preheated oven at 180 ° C from the bottom for a third of an hour (the oven should be monitored due to the different temperatures of the oven). 

🔹Cool the petit four and then garnish with chocolate (it can remain plain), and ready to be served.

🔹1 and 1/4 cup of flour.   

🔹3/4 cup of butter. 

🔹1 egg. 

🔹1 teaspoon of vanilla. 

🔹1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. 

🔹1/2 cup of powdered sugar. 

🔹1/4 cup of finely ground pistachios.

💠Preparation: 

 🔹Beat the butter (at room temperature) with the powdered sugar using an electric mixer.

 🔹Add the egg and vanilla (if using liquid vanilla, take the amount of the bottle cap), then whisk the mixture.

 🔹Add the rest of the petit four ingredients to the mixture, which are: Flour, ground pistachios, baking powder and then mix again.

 

 🔹The petit four are formed either using a petit four mold, or manually.

🔹Arrange the petit four in a non-stick tray (it is preferable to use parchment paper).

 🔹Bake the petit four at a temperature of 160-180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes (it may take longer, it is better to monitor the oven).

 🔹Serve the petit four after it comes out of the oven and cools as it is, along with a cup of tea or a cup of coffee. You can also use jam or white cream as a garnish.

 💠Ingredients: 

 🔹Five cups of sifted white flour.

 🔹Three eggs.

 🔹A cup and a half of butter, room temperature.

 🔹A teaspoon of vanilla.

 🔹A small pinch of salt.

 🔹Half a teaspoon of baking powder.

 🔹A teaspoon of lemon zest.

 🔹Two tablespoons of coconut.

💠For garnish: 

🔹Melted chocolate.

 🔹coconut.

 🔹Strawberry jam or any other flavour.

 💠Preparation: 

 🔹Place the eggs in the food processor, then add the sugar and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until the sugar dissolves completely.

 🔹Add the butter and continue whisking until the ingredients are mixed together.

 🔹Put the flour and salt in a bowl, then stir them, then add the flour gradually while continuing to whisk until it becomes a smooth and cohesive mixture.

🔹Place the dough on the kitchen table, then add the lemon zest and knead the dough by hand.

 🔹Add the coconut and continue kneading until the ingredients are well mixed.

 🔹Shape the petit four into their own molds, then half them in the tray to be baked in, taking care to leave a space between one piece and the other.

 🔹Heat the oven to medium temperature, then bake the petit four for seven minutes or until the edges just start to brown.

🔹Take the petit four out of the oven and leave it to cool aside.

 🔹Decorate the petit four with jam, melted chocolate, and coconut, then arrange it on a serving plate.

 🔹Petit four can be prepared with cocoa; The dough is divided into two parts and cocoa is added to part of the dough, then shaped into the shapes. It is also possible to dispense with the molds for preparing the petit four and shape it using a pastry bag. It is possible to place an amount of dough in a confectioner’s bag and then shape the petit four into the shapes we desire directly on the baking tray. It should be noted that it can be decorated with white chocolate, nuts, or vermicelli as desired.