Changing the Order of Mixing Ingredients
I have this cookies recipe which I make often in the last few years and they always turn out perfect.
1/2 Cup corn oil
3/4 Cup sugar
4 Cups all purpose flour
1/2 Cup orange juice
2/3 Cup butter
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
Cinnamon and orange rind
Mix baking powder, flour and cinnamon
Bit the oil with the sugar until fluffy
Mix the baking soda with the orange juice + rind
Add the above orange mix to the oil / sugar mix
Bit in the butter
Add the flour
When I made the above yesterday, by mistake I mixed the butter with the sugar until fluffy, then added the corn oil and then the orange mix and the dough became very crumbly to the point I was unable to make the half moon shape I normally did and I just made small patties. The taste was again good but I wonder why the dough was so crumbly
Does it make any difference of mixing the sugar with the butter instead of mixing the sugar with the corn oil?