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  2. Laundry starch - Wikipedia

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    Laundry starch or clothing starch is a liquid suspension prepared by mixing a vegetable starch in water used in the laundering of clothes. In biochemistry, starch refers to a complex polymer derived from glucose, but in the context of laundry, the term "starch" refers to a suspension of this polymer that is used to stiffen clothing.

  3. How to make butter and flour for the ultimate homemade ... - AOL

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    To make the butter, first blend two pints of heavy cream. While these recipes for butter and flour can be used for anything, these hacks are best used all together to make pancakes.

  4. Shortcrust pastry - Wikipedia

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    Egg and butter are worked together with a small quantity of sugar and salt before the flour is drawn into the mixture and cold water is added to bind it. [2] Pâte brisée is similar to pâte à foncer, but is lighter and more delicate due to an increased quantity of butter – up to three-fifths the quantity of flour. Very often it is made ...

  5. Proofing (baking technique) - Wikipedia

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    Fermentation typically begins when viable baker's yeast or a starter culture is added to flour and water. Enzymes in the flour and yeast create sugars, which are consumed by the yeast, which in turn produce carbon dioxide and alcohol. Specifically, the grain enzyme diastase begins to convert starch in the grain to maltose.

  6. Leavening agent - Wikipedia

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    In cooking, a leavening agent (/ ˈ l ɛ v ən ɪ ŋ /) or raising agent, also called a leaven (/ ˈ l ɛ v ən /) or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batters that cause a foaming action (gas bubbles) that lightens and softens the mixture.

  7. This Is Martha Stewart’s Favorite Butter for Baking - AOL

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    In comparison, the same amount of another premium butter, Maple Hill Creamery’s Organic Grassfed Unsalted Butter (85% butterfat), would be $6.79, or eight ounces of Breakstone's All-Natural ...

  8. Roux - Wikipedia

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    Roux (/ r uː /) is a mixture of flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces. [1] 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.

  9. Do Baking Supplies Expire? From Flour to Salt, Here's When ...

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    It's a classic tale: You have last-minute guests coming over for dinner or a bake sale fundraiser you didn't find out about until the night before—and now you need to concoct some tasty treats ...