I've always liked to cook, but I've never really delved into baking. It always seemed so fussy. However, as they say, the first step in being kinda good at something is being really bad at it, so I decided I should try anyway. All said, pretty pleased with the result, especially the evidence of laminated layers.

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[–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The other reply is correct that I used a knife to cut my final rectangle of a dough into 6 pieces. Like I said, I very rarely bake, so I don't actually own any biscuit cutters. Plus, part of the exercise today was to get me to let go of the block if have in my head about baking being fussy, so this was a (somewhat) intentional rustic approach to the dish. After cutting the dough into individual pieces, they all fit into the bottom of that square pan, with a couple centimeters to spare between most of them. I figured that if they expanded against one another, that would actually help push the rise further vertically, so I wasn't bothered by merging if it occurred. However, it turned out that the majority grew straight up rather than out, and most of them were fully freestanding when done baking.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    @redhorsejacket Thank you! This is exactly what I wanted to know.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago

    you're very welcome! I posted the full recipe a couple of times elsewhere in the thread, and I can recommend it if you've got an hour and want to try something different for breakfast. easy enough that a total novice was able to get good results!

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