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Ingredients And Volume Tips

Ingredients And Volume Tips — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

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• Ingredient Tips
• 1.0 Fats
• 2.0 Sugar

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Fats such as butter, margarine and oil have a lubricating effect on the gluten's meshwork. In other words, adding fats will permit your dough to stretch more easily.

2. 2

   Fats help improve flavour, tenderness and quality of the bread. Butter is usually used in rich, sweet and festive breads. It is important to use shortening to grease your pans, instead of butter or oil which can cause the bread to stick to the pan or burn.