How to Make Authentic Petit Four

Ingredients

• 800 grams white flour
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• Lemon zest
• 35 grams milk powder
• 500 grams unsalted butter
• 350 grams icing sugar

Method

1. Place the butter in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. The next day, leave the butter for about 5 hours to soften at room temperature.
   Timers: 300 min
2. Beat the butter until it thickens and you get a mixture with a white, creamy texture. Beating the butter well will give us a better result when baking the petit four.
3. Add the sugar and beat, then add the first egg with the vanilla, milk powder, and lemon zest.... When all the ingredients are mixed, add the second egg to get a white, creamy texture..
4. Add the flour in three batches to get a firm dough ... Place it in a plastic bag until the next day if making the sliced type of petit four; for the plain soft petit four, you can work with it immediately..
5. Shape the petit four as desired and place it on the oven tray lined with baking paper. Bake the petit four in a hot oven at 180 degrees from the bottom for 8 minutes, until the pieces turn golden.
   Timers: 8 min
6. One helpful way to bake petit four is to place a few plain pieces together with the brown chocolate-covered ones, because it is difficult to know the exact baking time for petit four. Once the plain pieces turn golden or lightly brown, we know it is time to remove the tray from the oven.
7. Decorate the petit four to taste with dark chocolate or colored white chocolate.