I made no-bake cookies tonight and it called for a pinch of salt...what is it about salt that only a slight pinch is needed to somehow complete the recipe of just about any food even if its dessert?
2007-12-09 13:57:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Occasionally it's for flavor, but mostly it us used to speed reactions.
If you want to get scientific, salt helps to extract flavors from other ingredients...In the science of food its almost a flavor catalyst ;)
2007-12-09 14:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-08 04:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means to take your thumb and pointer finger and dip into salt and get a pinch of it; whatever your 2 fingers can hold.
For baked goods, it enhances rising and works with the leavening. In yeast breads, it controls the yeast from going wild! For other things, it enhances the flavor of the sweet ingredients, so they dont' taste so flat. They'd be sweet, but flat, w/o salt.
2007-12-09 14:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It adds flavour and is a risky thing as a pinch can't be measured.
A pinch is the amount of salt you THINK it needs, and if you don't know it is a learning curve. It is better to start with very little and experiment.
2007-12-09 14:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The salt simply enhances the flavors inherent in the other major ingredients like chocolate, butter, sugar.
2007-12-09 14:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by Susan D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salt enhances all other flavors. It brings the flavors out.
2007-12-09 14:08:28 · answer #6 · answered by carolin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It brings out the flavors in the food.
2007-12-09 14:02:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
salt helps bring out the favors of foods, pulls them together
2007-12-09 14:01:54 · answer #8 · answered by George 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Salt takes some of the sweetness out.
2007-12-09 14:01:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It gives it just the right amount of seasoning.
2007-12-09 15:15:38 · answer #10 · answered by Tara 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋