Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumA silly little baker's trick I recently learned!
I have been baking bread for most of my adult life.
It is a joy to make, to bake (oh the aroma), and to partake!
It is a pain to clean up the floury mess on utensils, bowl, etc.
I cannot believe I never ran into this little "baker's secret" unitl recently.
While perusing a bread making site, I ran into this tip:
Clean up with cold water!
What???!
My dear mother taught me to clean everything with hot water. Not so much in this case!
I have to tell you, the time this has saved me the past few months makes me laugh, every time I do it now.
Was making a Pullman loaf today, and cleanup was once again so easy, I though that I would share this tidbit.
I don't know what the reason is, maybe hot water gets the gluten super-sticky or something.
Cold water just washes off flour dust like magic, and makes gooey remains wash of easily.
I hope that someone enjoys this time saving fact.
Happy baking!
Kali
(55,032 posts)scrape it off of things - but yeah cold water - same reason for using it in pie crust, you don't want to develop the gluten
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)I'm going to try this on my next bread batch
tavernier
(12,428 posts)Hot water makes eggs stick harder.
VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)mgardener
(1,825 posts)And if I have to wash something gooey, I use paper towels first then a sponge.
lexington filly
(239 posts)Good to know about bread dough, too. Soak pan from scrambled eggs in cold water not hot.
proud patriot
(100,717 posts)I'll try it
druidity33
(6,452 posts)i recall the word "bonding" being bandied. One of the best smells in the world... fresh baked bread. For me maybe second only to the smell of bacon.
K&R for exposure
raven mad
(4,940 posts)now husband. I swear, that woman was THE most incredible cook!