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Lard was once widely used in the cuisines of Europe, China and the New World and still plays a significant role in British, Central European, Mexican and Chinese cuisines. In British cuisine, lard is a traditional ingredient in mince pies and Christmas puddings, lardy cake and for frying fish and chips as well as many other uses.
A short dough is one that is crumbly [2] or mealy. The opposite of a short dough is a "long" dough, one that stretches. [2]Vegetable shortening (or butter, or other solid fats) can produce both types of dough; the difference is in technique.
Made with a significant amount of whole grain flour, usually rye or wheat; sometimes made with molasses or coffee. Also known as "wholemeal bread". Bublik: Wheat bread: Poland: Made from yeast-leavened wheat dough that commonly contains milk, butter, and egg whites and is rather sweet. Canadian White: White: Canada: A thick, protein-rich sliced ...
Shortcrust pastry is the simplest and most common pastry. It is made with flour, fat, butter, salt, and water to bind the dough. [18] Pâte brisée is the French version of classic pie or tart shortcrust pastry. [19] The process of making pastry includes mixing of the fat and flour, adding water, chilling and then rolling out the dough.
Roux is typically made from equal parts of flour and fat by weight. [2] The flour is added to the melted fat or oil on the stove top, blended until smooth, and cooked to the desired level of brownness. A roux can be white, blond (darker), or brown. Butter, bacon drippings, or lard are commonly used fats.
Made from butter, milk, flour, sugar, eggs and sometimes honey, [68] recipes call for pan frying (traditionally in lard), re-frying and then baking, or baking straight away. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Nunt
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative train dining car chef, [1] on a business trip. After the sales executive complimented the chef on his deliciously fresh biscuits, the dining car chef shared that he used a pre-mixed biscuit batter he created consisting of lard, flour, baking powder and salt.
Before 1910, dietary fats in industrialized nations consisted mostly of butterfat, beef tallow, and lard. During Napoleon's reign in France in the early 19th century, a type of margarine was invented to feed troops using tallow and buttermilk.