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Is pastry margarine used for puff pastry because it freezes well or has high melting point?
Pastry margarine performs better than butter in making puff pastry because of its high melting point. It does not melt quickly, thus allowing time for the puff pastry dough to rise sufficiently high while not making it heavy and soggy. Then as the temperature increases, the pastry margarine will then melt and infuse into the risen pastry, giving it its scrumptious flavor.
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.
Are wonton wrappers also called puff pastry?
No, puff pastry is often purchased in the freezer section of the store next to the frozen pies and pie crusts. Puff pastry is painstakingly created by folding and rolling out sheets of dough with layers of butter so that when they bake the water in the butter creates steam and "puffs" the layers of dough, creating the soft, flaky texture that puff pastry is known for. Won ton wrappers are more closely related to pasta dough I believe.
What are three common forms of pastry?
1. shortcrust pastry 2.flaky pastry 3.puff pastry 4.choux pastry
Can puff pastry with potato filling left unrefrigerated goes off?
Yes. Puff pastry (a.k.a., fylo-dough) consists of layers of starch separated by layers of butter. This is why it gets flaky and yummy when you cook it. But the butter in it can go rancid if you leave it unrefrigerated for too long.
Difference between English puff pastry and french puff pastry?
In baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, leavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20 °C (68 °F). In raw form, puff pastry is a dough which is spread with solid fat and repeatedly folded and rolled out (never mashed, as this will destroy layering) and used to produce the aforementioned pastries. It is sometimes called a "water dough" or détrempe.
Whats the difference between flaky and puff pastry?
Puff pastry involves layering butter into a shortcrust pastry, then completing a process of folding and rolling and folding again, in order to obtain many thin layers of butter spread within thin layers of pastry. When the pastry cooks, the fat in the butter keeps the layers separate, while the water content expands into steam and forces the layer apart. In a rough puff pastry, chunks of butter in mixed onto the pastry as it is made, and the pastry mix needs only be rolled once. with the lumps of butter within the pastry, the same effect happens, but over a small localised areas. The effect is the same, but the rough puff doesn't rise quite as much, and finishes with a rough texture. It is, of course, much quicker to make. Use it when the pastry will not be on show, such as for the base of tarts and the like.
Is Chocolate eclairs made from puff pastry?
No. Eclairs are made from choux pastry. Choux pastry involves cooking flour,butter and water, then adding egg. The egg acts as a leavening agent in a choux pastry. A puff pastry uses layers of butter or other solid fat between a bread type dough that puffs up due to air and water expansion between layers of fat and dough for leavening, it does not contain egg.
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.
Factors that influence the quality of puff pastry?
1. The freshness and quality of the ingredients. Good, fresh, quality ingredients make it better. 2. The number of layers of butter and flour in the puff pastry, i.e. the quality and expertise of the production of the puff pastry. The more layers of fat and flour, the more puffing, or expansion, in the puff pastry. 3. Proper cooking technique. If you undercook it, it won't puff properly and it certainly won't taste right. If you overcook it, it may have a burnt taste, the dough may toughen, it won't be good.
What is a puff pastry cake called?
A cream puff
What are four types of pastry?
Phyllo pastry,Suet pastry,Puff pastry,Choux pastry
