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Water (or steam). A suet pastry is similar to other pastries except that it uses beef fat or suet. The fat creates layers in the pastry, which can then separate and rise from steam when baked.

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Shortcrust pastry is classically made without raising agents - just plain flour, butter, salt and water.

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the air in the pastry to the bubble

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Q: What is the raising agent in puff pastry?
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Write a short note on raising agent?

Its raising agent is the high water content, which boils during cooking, puffing out the pastry. Unlike puff pastry, it uses eggs.


What is the best raising agent for frozen pastry?

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Shortcrust pastry is classically made without raising agents - just plain flour, butter, salt and water.


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1. shortcrust pastry 2.flaky pastry 3.puff pastry 4.choux pastry


What is a puff pastry cake called?

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What is the difference between thawed frozen puff pastry and ready made puff pastry?

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What is beurrage puff pastry?

Beurrage is the butter block that is used in the production of puff pastry. It is also referred to as the "roll-in fat" because it is rolled between the layer of the detrempe (dough part of puff pastry). The steam released from the beurrage during the baking process is what causes the natural leavening effects and multiple layers in puff pastry.


What is puff pastry made from?

It should contain flour, water and butter. However store-bought puff pastry is more likely to contain oil instead of butter and possibly some raising agents, flour treatment agents or emulsifers.


What is a puff pastry delicacy known as flight in the wind?

The puff pastry is Vol-au-Vents, translated from French as "flight in the wind."


Why you have to fold the puff and Danish?

The dough used to make Puff pastry and Danish pastry is folded many times to create the multiple flaky layers of crisp baked pastry.