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What does extra gluten do to a pastry?
Too much gluten in the pastry causes the pastry to toughen. The end result of such a pastry would be a tougher pastry - less flake and tenderness. Prohibit the gluten formation by not using too much water. (water causes gluten to form) and in addition do not over work the pastry. The more the pastry is handled, the more gluten is formed, the tougher the pastry.
What factors determine how much gluten is formed when mixing pastry ingredients?
gluten
How do i make a gluten free quiche?
In a traditional quiche, the only ingredient that will contain gluten is the flour with which the pastry case is made. To make a gluten free version, purchase a bag of gluten free flour and use this for the pastry.
What happens to the gluten in pastry making?
Gluten come from wheat, it is responsible for a stable structure of the pastrys
Why is lemon juice sometimes added to spflaky pastry?
Lemon juice helps gluten strands to be more elastic.
What is the function of flour when making pastry?
well Flour for the structure of the pastrySoft plain flour (low in gluten) is used in shortcrust pastry to give a short crumbStrong plain flour (high in gluten) if used in flaky/rough puff pastry to give the pastry elasticity
Why is it important to rest pastry?
If the pastry is chilled, it is much easier to work with while rolling out, etc, and keeps it from being too sticky, requiring more flour (which would make it tough). Also, if it is chilled before putting in the oven, it creates steam, which helps the crust to be more tender and flaky.
Explain how bread flour wolud make a tougher pastry?
Bread flour has a higher percentage of gluten than all-purpose flour or pastry flour. Gluten is a protein molecule that forms a sort of network in dough that is desirable to make bread chewy. But pastry is suppose to be tender or flaky, not chewy or tough. So bread flour is not a good choice for making pastry.
Can you use cake and pastry flour in the bread machine?
Yes you can but the result will be a rather flat loaf as pastry and cake flour do not contain as much gluten as bread flour. Gluten which is developed by kneading the bread dough is essential to a well structured bread.
Just 'what does water do in pastry'?
it combines the mixture together and i also think it cots the gluten formed.
Is pumpkin pie filling gluten free?
If you make the filling yourself (from pumpkin pulp, eggs, cream and spices, you can make sure that there is no gluten (gluten comes from flour) in it. If you purchase a mix to make it you will need to purchase a product which is sold as being gluten free. However, please note that the pastry case of the pie will have flour (and therefore gluten) in it unless you make the pastry out of a treated flour that is sold as being gluten free.
What is Low gluten flour known as?
Cake or pastry flour, I have also heard it called soft flour.
