5 tips on how to use starch in cooking

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Starch has long been used in the preparation of sauces, dough, breading of meat, fish and vegetables. It does not contain gluten, so dishes with it are more dietary.

When and how to use starch?

If you prepare pancakes, dough for dumplings or dumplings, be sure to add 30- 40% corn starch. Pancakes and dumplings will turn out to be thin, elastic, and tender.

When preparing biscuits or muffins, add 2/3 of flour and 1/3 of cornstarch. The biscuit will turn out lush without excess moisture.

It is better to use potato starch to make jelly, pies with berry filling. It plays the role of a thickener and pies with berries do not flow.

The same potato starch can be used when breading cutlets, pieces of meat, fish. Dishes will have a crispy appetizing crust, an appetizing appearance.

In all sauces prepared using flour, you can replace the latter with potato or corn starch. The sauce will be tender and without lumps.