80 blows cake: Recipe to release tensions!

Welcome to Paulina Cocina! Today I'm bringing you a typical Argentine recipe: the 80-hits cake, also known as the Hungarian cake. It's a simple recipe, unlike other cakes because it's a cake without baking powder.

The 80-hit cake is made with yeast and has a flavor similar to facturas (flat pastries). It's the perfect accompaniment to your breakfasts and snacks. In Argentina, it's best friend of mate, but it goes great with any infusion! Plus, it helps relieve tension. What more could you ask for?

On the traditional cake 80 strokes

This traditional Argentine recipe isn't one of the most well-known. Not as much as dulce de leche and meat empanadas ... But you can't miss it! It originates from the German Achtzig Schlag cake. Don't ask me how to pronounce it because I have no idea. God forbid you find out, gentlemen!

This 80-hit cake, as its name suggests, is said to help release tension because the more you hit the dough, the better it turns out! Yes. It's a dough born of rigor. When you hit it, the crumb improves dramatically and gives it a very, very good texture.

This time, I'm bringing you the traditional recipe for this cake. I used a simple pastry and just butter and sugar for the filling, because you know how it is at home. The kids wanted something simple, so I didn't add anything. Otherwise, I'd even have put Willy Wonka's factory inside. But hey, I'd have to eat it all by myself, and it's not that I don't like the idea, but you see, if you're a mother, you have to think about your children. There's no other choice.

Okay, back to the topic, another thing I like about the 80-hit cake is that you can play around with the ingredients a lot , and if you want, you can add so many other things! You can add some other flavoring to the dough, or citrus zest. And with the filling, you can do whatever you want: you can add nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips, fresh fruit, candies, jams... And I could start listing everything edible I can think of! Since it's a "basic" dough, it goes well with everything. Tell me in the comments what you're going to make it with!

This 80-hit cake is very typical of our grandmothers. If you've tried it, it's probably because someone older than you made it. It's a cake that brings back a ton of wonderful memories and sensations! It's very rare to find it in a bakery or café. This recipe is made at home.

I hope you enjoy the recipe, friends... And take advantage of the opportunity to release all that pent-up stress by pounding the dough against the counter with all your might! You'll feel so much better, and after 80 hits, you'll be seated and can sit down to have a cup of tea or mate with a slice of this wonderful cake!

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Ingredients

Super economical!

• 50 g of fresh yeast
• 4 tbsp neutral oil (corn or sunflower)
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 19 tbsp sugar
• 700 gr of flour
• 150 gr of butter
• 1 tbsp vanilla essence
• 2 eggs
• 80 strokes

How to make an 80-hit cake step by step

to give him atoms and many blows!

1. Pour in the warm milk and add the yeast. Stir. Add two tablespoons of sugar. Mix until the yeast dissolves. Cover with a cloth and set aside for approximately 15 minutes. Stir until foamy!
2. In a bowl, combine the flour and sugar and make a well in the middle. Add the eggs, oil, a splash of olive oil, and the foam you made with the yeast.
3. Using your hands, begin to combine all the ingredients. Transfer to the counter and knead until a well-integrated dough forms.
4. Hit the dough against the counter 80 times. That's 80 hits, so count!
5. Return the dough to the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a cloth. Let it rest until it doubles in size.
6. Very carefully, transfer to the weighing pan and deflate it by pressing the dough a little with your fingers.
7. Using a rolling pin or a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangle on the counter.
8. Spread softened butter over the entire surface of the dough. Sprinkle sugar generously over the butter. You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips, cinnamon, whatever you prefer.
9. Roll from the widest part of the rectangle. Roll lengthwise, like a Swiss roll.
10. Cut slices about 8 to 10 centimeters long. The important thing is that they're all the same width.
11. Place them like cinnamon rolls in a greased and floured Savarin pan, one next to the other. Flatten slightly so the entire pan is covered. Let rest, covered with a towel, until it rises again.
12. Bake in a preheated oven at 160° for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Make a syrup with half a cup of sugar and half a cup of water. Brush the cake with it as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Look how beautiful it looks!