Thanks for the great chemistry lesson...and workaround using dried potato flakes. One of my favorite breads at the now defunct Panini was their potato bread, which they didn't carry very often. It never tasted like potatoes but I always wondered about it. The texture was so moist. Now I know! Thanks Andrew.
very cool. i have been adding potato flakes to my breads for a long time, and did so because the loaves stayed moist and chewy so much longer, but i had no idea why! i started doing it when i didnt have water from cooking potatoes on hand--the starchy water seemed to help my past sourdoughs to spring better. ...what can the addition of starch in a liquid add to a dough? (i am aware that my loaves had many variables at that time and potatoes may not have had the impact i associated w them!)
Can we substitute an equal weight of pulverized flakes for flour in a porridge or tangzhong recipe? (If I had the chance to play around before your EB recipes come out...)
Thanks for the great chemistry lesson...and workaround using dried potato flakes. One of my favorite breads at the now defunct Panini was their potato bread, which they didn't carry very often. It never tasted like potatoes but I always wondered about it. The texture was so moist. Now I know! Thanks Andrew.
Is there an advantage to using potato flakes over potato flour? I've used potato flour in yeast breads for texture.
very cool. i have been adding potato flakes to my breads for a long time, and did so because the loaves stayed moist and chewy so much longer, but i had no idea why! i started doing it when i didnt have water from cooking potatoes on hand--the starchy water seemed to help my past sourdoughs to spring better. ...what can the addition of starch in a liquid add to a dough? (i am aware that my loaves had many variables at that time and potatoes may not have had the impact i associated w them!)
Can we substitute an equal weight of pulverized flakes for flour in a porridge or tangzhong recipe? (If I had the chance to play around before your EB recipes come out...)