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12:00 PM

But it isn't just wettened, it is cooked while wettened. I think you don't want to hear about starch gelation and gluten development at this point. But if you do, you are welcome to SA.

user19161

@Kit Yes, I'll try to give you the link.

Kit

I thought I had made puff pastry before, but apparently not.

I used to bake like crazy in my mid-twenties.

user19161

Okra

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench, pronounced , , known in many English-speaking countries as lady's fingers or gumbo) is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. Originating in Africa, the plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. Vernacular names The name "okra" is most often used in the United States, with a variation of the pronunciation–english Caribbean ("okro")– used primarily around the Philippines. "Okra" is of West African origin and is cognate with "" in Igbo and Yoruba, languages s...

rumtscho

@Kit Eclaires, profiteroles, beignets, gnocchi parisienne are all made from puff pastry.

Kit

My friends gave me a pro cookbook; I liked it so much, I almost quit and went to cooking school.

@JasperLoy Oh! Okra. I know that. Never knew it was called ladyfingers. Weird looking lady if you ask me. ;-)

@rumtscho So what's croissant and turnover? Flaky?

user19161

12:02 PM

@Kit Maybe my mistake. Lady's finger to be precise. That's what we call it where I live.

rumtscho

@Kit No, they aren't "flaky pastry".

A croissant is laminated pastry.

Is "turnover" a synonym for "popover"?

Kit

@rumtscho Well, that makes me feel better. That's what I spent three days making, once or twice a month.

@rumtscho Ahh, I don't think so. Lemme see.

Turnover (food)

A turnover is a kind of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich. It is common for sweet turnovers to have a fruit filling and be made with a shortcrust pastry or puff pastry dough; savory turnovers generally contain meat and/or vegetables and can be made with any sort of dough, though a kneaded yeast dough seems to be the most common in Western cuisines. They are usually baked, but may be fried. Savory turnovers are oft...

Popover

A popover is a light, hollow roll made from an egg batter similar to that of Yorkshire pudding, typically baked in muffin tins. Popovers may be served either as a sweet, topped with fruit and whipped cream for breakfast or with afternoon tea, or with meats at lunch and dinner. Name The name "popover" comes from the fact that the batter swells or "pops" over the top of the muffin tin while baking. Another name for them is Laplander, of unknown origin. History The popover is an American version of Yorkshire pudding and similar batter puddings made in England since the 17th century, thou...

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