What is wheat?

Wheat for baking and cooking

You will find wheat as an ingredient in many, especially older, baking recipes. The older generation is likely to be familiar with this term, while younger baking enthusiasts are unlikely to be familiar with it.

• Weizenin is the name for wheat starch. It is a tasteless, fine, white starch powder made from wheat. It is characterized by its loosening properties when baking and its binding quality when cooking.
• The name originally comes from the former GDR and was a popular edible powder for use in the kitchen, especially as a baking ingredient.
• At that time it was manufactured in the VEB Weizen in Dresden. You can still buy or buy Weizenin today. order online - under the same name, but with a new packaging outfit.
• However, you do not necessarily have to use this one type of wheat powder, even if it is stated on the recipe. Wheat starch for baking and cooking is currently produced by different companies with the same properties. In the supermarket you will certainly find a suitable variety for your purpose.
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How can wheat starch be used?

Weizenin used to be and is still a popular wheat powder for making fluffy cake dough at home and in pastry shops.

• Wheat starch powder makes batter and shortcrust pastry looser and finer-pored. To get fluffy, fluffy cake batter and pastry masses, swap about 30 percent wheat flour for wheat starch.
• You can use wheat starch for a lot more than just baking. It is also ideal for the preparation of desserts, sweets, milk soups and also for binding Sauces and soups.
• As a binding agent, you should first use the starch powder in cold water to avoid the formation of lumps water Whisk and add to the boiling sauce while stirring.