The Art of French Pastry

(Chris Devlin) #1

as compared to bread
flour. Think of gluten as
powdered rubber that is
activated by heat and
water. As soon as the
dough is mixed, the
gluten develops and
becomes rubbery. Too
much of this will result in
a dough that will shrink
uncontrollably.
White vinegar does two
things: it relaxes the

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