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It differs from beating in that aeration is not a goal. Blending can be done manually with a spoon, fork, whisk, scraper or spatula , or with an electric mixer, blender, or food processor. Sometimes blending is most effectively done with your hands, for example, when blending a meatloaf mixture.
Whipping is to beat rapidly with a wire whisk or electric mixer so as to incorporate air to lighten a mixture and increase its volume.
Think egg whites or heavy cream. Whipping is done with a whisk, a rotary egg beater I love my old one , or an electric mixer. Another great tool for these jobs is a balloon whisk whisks are also called whips which has a large round head for maximum aeration. Folding is the mixing of two ingredients of different densities, such as folding beaten eggs whites into a cake batter or whipped cream into a mousse base.
This is done with a large scraper spatula. Always fold the lighter mixture into the heavier one, and do it in two stages. First mix about one-quarter of the airier mixture into the base to lighten it; then fold in the remaining lighter mixture. The folding technique itself is unique and often done wrong, especially on TV by people who should know better can you tell what irks me?
Place the scraper in the center of the bowl and cut down through the foam into the heavier mixture; lift up the bottom mixture and turn your wrist to deposit it on top of the foam.
You are turning the scraper, not your wrist. While doing this, with your other hand turn the bowl from left to right. Working quickly, continue folding until the mixtures are uniformly blended.
Fold from the center, not from the sides; and never allow the scraper to rest on the mixture. Whipping means to beat vigorously in order to incorporate a large amount of air into an ingredient or mixture.
For example, whipped cream and whipped egg whites are made by whipping air into cream and egg whites, respectively. Stirring simply means to mix ingredients together. This is typically done using a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula, moving around a bowl in a circular motion until all ingredients are combined.
Stirring can also be done using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on a low speed setting. Stirring is a common mixing method that can be used to combine dry ingredients, liquid ingredients, or a combination of dry and liquid ingredients. Often you'll see recipes say "be careful not to over mix" when instructing you to stir a dough or batter that contains flour. This is because, once mixed with a liquid, the proteins in flour begin to form gluten structures.
A bit of gluten is good and gives our baked goods structure, but too much gluten - which can be the result of over mixing - will lead to tough, dense, or gummy baked goods. So when a recipe warns you not to over mix the dough or batter, you typically want to stir the ingredients just until they are combined.
For example, if stirring flour into a cookie batter, stop stirring as soon as all of the flour has been incorporated and no dry flour remains.
Did you find these explanations helpful? Check out these other scratch baking tips! This is a very good explanation. I have long known the terms but was at a loss to explain what they meant clearly and you did wonderfully. Most bakers learned basic construction methods and recipe shorthand at a fairly young age. I did. Thanks for the fistinctions.
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