if you over handle your pastry it tends to get tougher or hard after you bake the mixture.
2Tb gluten to how much 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.
To make Paul Hollywood's rough puff pastry, you will need flour, butter, salt, and water. Start by mixing the flour and salt, then add in cubes of cold butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add cold water and mix until a dough forms. Roll out the dough into a rectangle, fold it into thirds like a letter, then turn it 90 degrees and roll out again. Repeat this process a few times, then chill the pastry before using it in your recipe.
Add one tablespoon of gluten for each cup of regular or all-purpose 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.
To make shortcrust pastry without a food processor, start by mixing together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut cold butter into small cubes and add it to the flour mixture, then use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add cold water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork until the dough comes together. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out.
its when you cook the pastry empty first, THEN add your filling. so basically baking pastry on its own.
You cut up the fat and rub it in with the tips of your fingers
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.
More flour. Not too much at a time ........
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!
1 teaspoon (5grams)