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if you over handle your pastry it tends to get tougher or hard after you bake the mixture.
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How much gluten do you add to plain flour to make strong flour?
2Tb gluten to how much flour?
I Need a recipe for self rising flour using rice flour?
Add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder plus 1/4 tsp salt for each cup of rice flour. Rice flour can be substituted 1:1 for cake or pastry flour in recipes.
How much gluten to add to all-purpose flour for bread?
Add one tablespoon of gluten for each cup of regular or all-purpose flour.
Can you make self-raising flour by adding baking powder to plain flour?
Yes. But add twice as much. When you use self-raising flour, add 1 tspoon of baking powder, to lighten the cake. So just add about 1 tbspoon if using plain flour.
What is blind baked short crust?
its when you cook the pastry empty first, THEN add your filling. so basically baking pastry on its own.
What type of fat does you use to make pastry?
You cut up the fat and rub it in with the tips of your fingers
Is pastry flour the same as cake flour?
Pastry flour is a "weak" flour, meaning it has low-gluten content, while regular flour is "stronger", meaning it has a higher gluten level. Higher gluten makes a chewier item, like bread and buns. Lower gluten makes a more delicate item, like pastries and cakes.
What do you add to dough that is sticky and wet?
More flour. Not too much at a time ........
Can Use plain flour substitute corn flour?
I assume you're talking about making the roux for the cheese sauce? I've always used cake & pastry flour. Corn flour might be an interesting experiment. Might add a new flavour dimension. I'll have to try it out!
Based on 175 grams of flour not some number of cups of flour how much baking powder and salt do you add to make it self raising flour?
1 teaspoon (5grams)
Can you use bread flour for pie dough?
No you use special flour from Tibet which is high in the mountains and you have to ride a buffalo there to get it You can use plain flour but then you have to add baking powder, I think you add about 1/2 a tsp.
How do you disguise pepper taste in Beans and Ham?
Just add a little water, if that waters it out too much, add flour.
