Because of its composition. Flaky crust uses steam (created from the fats used) for rising and texture, where doughs use yeast for rise, and less fat.
Mealy dough has a finer more tender texture than a flaky pie crust. With the fat or oil more evenly distributed in the flour, the strands of gluten present in the dough are shortened. This results in a dough that is very tender.
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Mealy means a food or dish has a texture similar to cornmeal.
If flaky pie dough is mixed too much after adding water, it can result in the development of too much gluten in the dough. This can make the dough tough and chewy rather than flaky and tender. It is important to mix the dough just enough to bring it together and avoid overworking it.
A mealy crust has the texture in the mouth of damp powder. A flaky crust has a texture in the mouth of many very, very thin layers, that seem to melt as they touch the tongue.
Not long. For tender, flaky crust, one key is to mix as little as possible. The other key to flaky crust is how you mix. You need tiny bits of fat suspended in the flour so that when you roll it out, the bits of fat get squashed flat and provide the separation between the layers of flour that gives the effect of flakiness. The best way to achieve this is to use frozen fat and use a food processor to cut up the fat into the flour. Then you moisten it with ice cold liquid and then refrigerate it to let the liquid completely permeate the dough. Finally, you bring the dough to room temperature and roll it out.
You can, but it may result in the crust not being quite as flaky as it would be if you use an all purpose flour. Just be sure to not add any salt to it since self-rising flour already has salt in it.
Flaky pastry is a french technique that involves making a dough and spreading it out incredibly thin and then putting it in layers.
Nice flaky crust, and lots of sugar in the filling.
Flaky refers to the crust of a pie, which usually comes apart in flakes rather than crumbs.
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The fat lumps separate the layers of dough, producing flaky pastry.