hai iam haroon, The difference is in the apply of fat on the flour. In puff pastry the fat is spread on the rolled dough, where as in shortcrust the fat and flour is mix into sandy like texture using finger tips or icing spatcula.
Beef fat and lard are used less in cooking since the introduction of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Always half fat to flour i.e: 8 ounces flour and 4 ounces of fat.
i think it makes it all stick together
Flour can be used to thicken sauce effectively by creating a roux, which is a mixture of flour and fat cooked together. This mixture is then added to the sauce and simmered until the desired thickness is achieved.
Yes. One cup of white flour will contain about 400 calories (19 fat calories).
It is used for easy rubbing of fat into flour.
Use wholemeal flour instead of white - OR - replace some of the white flour with bran.
Rubbing method is quick & simple, this method is used for plain cakes whereas creaming method is mostly used for mixtures in which the fat & sugar are beaten together until the mixture look like a nice cream.thanks for reading myanswer.........(^_^)
You cut up the fat and rub it in with the tips of your fingers
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.
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