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The function of margarine in pastry is how the pastry becomes light and crunchy. As the butter or margarine is folded into the dough it makes pockets. Once the pastry is heated the butter melts out into the dough leaving the space it once occupied as a solid.
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You want to use cold butter because as the biscuits cook, the butter melts and leaves air pockets in the biscuit, that is why they are so flaky and why butter is better to use than say vegetable oil.
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∙ 12y agoWhatever fat you use in your biscuit dough, it keeps the biscuits tender by melting between layers of the flour during cooking and making the biscuits flakey. That's why you don't want to mix it so much that the fat is completely absorbed by the flour. There should still be bits of fat noticable in the dough.
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∙ 16y agomuch the same as in pie crust, the margarine causes layers to form between the flour. This helps make a flakey or lighter biscuit.
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∙ 9y agoBinding agent fats, like margarine, trap air in the mixture work with the gluten in flour to toughen the mixture.
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∙ 14y agothe function of margarine is to replace butter for a lighter and less fattening subsitute for butter......but they both tase relatively the same.
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∙ 14y agoIt adds moisture and lots of flavor.
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What the function of fat in a cake?
Fats in a cake (typically oil, butter, margarine, shortening, and / or egg yolks) act to add moisture and flavor to a cake.
Does margarine make a lighter cake?
yes margarine is lighter
Why do you need to put soft margarine in a cake?
Whether you choose to use butter or soft margarine for a cake, all of your cake ingredients should be room temperature. Margarine or butter needs to be room temperature to make it easier to cream. If it is too cold, or too warm, the cake won't rise properly. Creaming the butter with room temperature butter or margarine allows air to incorporate into it properly.
Can you use margarine instead of butter in a pound cake?
YesA different answer:Butter is a major ingredient in pound cake and the primary source of flavor. Substituting margarine for butter might produce a cake, but it would be an imitation of a pound cake, just as margarine is an inexpensive imitation of butter.
How much margarine will you need to make a two layer cake?
Different cake recipes call for different amounts of margarine, but a basic white cake recipe most usually calls for 1/2 cup of butter.
Can you Substitute cream cheese for margarine in cake recipe?
no you cant
Can you use margarine instead of butter in an apple crumble cake?
Yes you can.
What is the function of margarine?
It is good when you are creaming it with sugar
What can you substitute for Passover margarine in a cake recipe?
If you're making the cake outside of Passover, then any margarine would work. If dairy isn't an issue then butter can be used. If it's during Passover, you could try oil but depending on type of cake, it might not work.
Can you use melted margarine to substitute vegetable oil when making a cake?
yes
Can you substitute shortening for margarine in peach coffee cake?
use butter flavored Crisco
What is high fat cake?
A high fat cake is a cake that contains high amounts of calories, fats, and sugars. It is usually a cake that includes egg yolks, milk, cream, butter, margarine, lard, shortening / vegetbale shortening, and / or oil.
