Pastries
Pastries
Pastries
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Purpose of fat in a pastry…<br />
• Fat...<br />
▫ Coats the particles of flour<br />
▫ Separates the gluten strands<br />
▫ “Shortens” (makes tender) the pastry<br />
• Too much shortening<br />
▫ Fragile & crumbly pastry<br />
• Too little shortening<br />
▫ Tough pastry