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You cut up the fat and rub it in with the tips of your fingers
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∙ 11y agoAir could be added to a puff pastry by adding more flour, butter, salt, and water to create the air bubble. This is a good way to add dimension to your product.
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Could you use fat to soften your quiche pastry?
no but you could
What pastry do you use to make steak and potato pie?
Pastry dough.
Why use hard fat for rubbing in?
To obtain a flaky pastry. The hard fat (butter or lard) does not melt into the flour but creates many layers of fat separated by flour. These layers become flakes when the pastry is baked.
What is the use of pastry blender?
A pastry blender is used to incorporate fat into flour while still allowing lumps of the fat to remain. This allows the resulting baked good to develop layers where the fat melts during baking.
what is the use pastry blender?
A pastry blender is used to incorporate fat into flour while still allowing lumps of the fat to remain. This allows the resulting baked good to develop layers where the fat melts during baking.
Do you use short pastry or flaky puff pastry to make Pumpkin Pie?
short
What can you use instead of suet pastry?
Make the pastry using shortening, instead of lard.
How to make pastry at home?
Use a recipe book.
Can vegetable spread be used to make pastry puffs?
I would use Crisco instead. With it your pastry will be good.
What happens if too much or little shortening is used in pastry?
Depending on the type of flour you are working with, as well as the recipe, using too much flour can make your pastry too dense, tough or chewy. For example, if you are making a basic butter/shortening pie crust using all-purpose flour -- if you use too much flour or knead the dough excessively, you over-develop the gluten and will wind up with a tough crust vs. a light, flaky pastry.
What can you use sweet short pastry with?
You can use short pastry to make biscuits and cheese twirls. The pastry is nice and crumbly and is great with cheese also try chocolate drizzled on top .To make cheese twirls mix in cheese with the pastry then shape it and bake the biscuit will have a cheesey tang to them.
Can you use pastry flour to make cookies?
Yes
