Both adults and children rejoice at the fragrant and tasty home-made cake. In order for the baking to be successful, it is necessary not only to follow a certain recipe, but also to invest a particle of your soul in the cooking process. The final touch, which will give the culinary masterpiece a delightful appearance, is glazing. Knowing how to lubricate pies for a golden crust, the hostess will not only be able to make them more beautiful, but will also improve the taste of home baking. The article provides the best combinations of ingredients to provide a beautiful and effective glaze. Each culinary specialist can choose those products that suit him.
Water
How to grease a crust cake that is soft and not too dark? For this, ordinary drinking water is suitable. It should moisten or sprinkle cooked, but still hot pastries. This is the easiest way to give the cake an appetizing look. This method can be used if there is no time or desire to prepare the mixture for lubrication, if the house did not have the necessary products, or if the hostess simply forgot to treat the surface of the dough immediately before baking.
In order to get a smooth and shiny crust on the cake, which is rich in color, a little sugar should be added to the water. Such a mixture should be prepared on the basis of the following proportions: one teaspoon of granulated sugar per tablespoon of drinking water. With this syrup, you need to sprinkle the cake twice: at the end of the proofing of the dough and shortly before the end of cooking.
Chicken egg
How to lubricate pies for golden crust? The most common and simple product for glazing is a chicken egg. In addition, this ingredient can be used regardless of the type of dough used.
Egg glazing requires accuracy in working with it. After all, the mixture on the baking sheet can stick pies to it during the baking process.
The baking surface can be greased either with whole chicken eggs or with a mixture of this product with water or milk. To achieve the effect of a light crust with a beautiful shine, beat the squirrel and yolk with a fork and apply on the dough before cooking.
If you use a mixture of eggs and water, you will end up with a glossy, saturated color surface. And in the case when protein and yolk diluted with milk are used to lubricate the pies, the resulting golden crust will please the hostess with brilliance and softness. The proportion in both cases is the same: for one chicken egg - one teaspoon of liquid.
Egg white
Chicken egg is not always used whole. Often, protein and yolk are used separately to treat the baking surface. Possible options for using these components are described below.
If you grease the cake with protein, you get a crispy, brittle crust. Previously, it should be slightly beaten with a fork. It is also possible to use a mixture of egg white and a small amount of drinking water. In this case, the baking surface will be hard and shiny.
Egg yolk
How to lubricate pies for golden crust? Well, the egg yolk will cope with this task. It is using this product that the crust turns out to be the brightest and most saturated. Yolk is used both in pure form and in mixtures with milk or butter.
When using a whole chicken yolk, slightly beat it with a fork and apply on the surface of the dough immediately before baking. The crust in this case will have a golden color and unique brightness.
If you grease the cake with yolk mixed with milk, the color of the baking surface will be less saturated and not so shiny. The crust will become soft. And if you add a little granulated sugar to such a mixture, then the gloss will be removed, only the color saturation will remain.
Another interesting glaze option is a mixture of one egg yolk and two tablespoons of softened butter. To prepare it, grind the specified components with a fork until smooth. Next, you need to apply the resulting mass to the surface of the pie at the end of the proofing process of the dough. The resulting crust will please the hostess with its softness, golden color and beautiful shine. It is allowed to replace butter with margarine.
Vegetable or butter
How to grease pies before baking so that the crust turns out to be unusually soft? To do this, it is better to use oil, both butter and vegetable (sunflower, corn, olive, etc.). The surface of the pies will not shine, but the color will turn out to be bright.
When baking is made from puff pastry or
dough, it is recommended to use vegetable oil to lubricate the surface. The cream product is more suitable for fresh, yeast or pastry pies. It should be melted and greased the baking surface when it is already ready, but has not yet had time to cool. In addition, butter gives pies a unique flavor.
Strong tea
How to grease a cake so that there is a ruddy and bright shade of a crust without gloss? In this case, strong tea is perfect for surface treatment . You can use both unsweetened infusion, and with the addition of a small amount of sugar. In the second case, the color of the crust will be more intense. To do this, dissolve approximately 2-3 tablespoons of sugar in 100 milliliters of liquid. The resulting solution must be lubricated with the surface of the test twice: immediately before baking and a few minutes before the cake is ready.
You can also add color saturation with flour. To do this, you need to introduce a tablespoon of the indicated product into the prepared sweet tea infusion, mix well and grease the surface of the pie with the resulting mass at the end of the proofing process.
Milk
How to grease a pie if there is no egg? Also, ordinary milk is good for glazing. This product will be appropriate for any baking, regardless of the type of dough used. Milk must be warmed up. They should grease the surface of the cake a few minutes before the baking is ready.
When using this product for glazing, the crust of the finished culinary product will shine appetizingly. If the
pastries are sweet, it is recommended to add a little sugar to the milk. At the same time, the surface of the cake will not be so glossy, but the color will become more saturated.
Butter with flour
Another interesting glaze option may be a mixture consisting of butter and flour. It must be prepared as follows. It is recommended to mix melted butter with a little cold drinking water. After you need to introduce a little flour and grind well until a homogeneous mass is obtained. This coating is suitable for any test.
If the cake is sweet, it is recommended to add a small amount of sugar to the mixture. This will give the crust a golden hue. It is necessary to process the baking surface with such a coating immediately before starting cooking. It is allowed to replace the butter with margarine.
Sour cream
You can use sour cream as a coating. For pies with savory filling, mayonnaise may be used. These products are applied to the surface of the dough immediately before baking. It is important that the layer of sour cream or mayonnaise coating be very thin.
For the surface treatment of sweet cakes, a mixture prepared as follows is well suited. Add a little flour to the sour cream, mix well. Then introduce the melted butter and bring to a homogeneous state. Such glazing should be applied to the surface of the dough at the end of the proofing. On top of the pie should be sprinkled with a little sugar.
Conclusion
To give homemade pastries an even more appetizing appearance, it is necessary to use glazing. How to lubricate pies for golden crust? To do this, apply water, chicken egg, butter or vegetable, tea leaves, sour cream or milk in various combinations. The appearance of the pies will vary depending on the chosen glaze. Lubricate the baking surface with gentle, gentle movements. An ideal device for this is a special silicone brush. It is soft, easy to use and absolutely does not crush spaced dough.