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That time I forgot the salt in three batches of chocolate chip cookies
I was making cookies for a bake sale at my kid's school last Tuesday and realized halfway through mixing batch number two that I hadn't added salt to the first one. My neighbor asked why they tasted so flat and I had to admit my mistake. Now I measure out all my dry ingredients into separate bowls before I even start, even the salt. Has anyone else found a weird ingredient that makes or breaks a recipe?
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smith.elliot10d ago
Man that is SO relatable. Forgetting salt really DOES ruin a batch.
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iris_schmidt7d ago
Read somewhere that there's actually a science reason for that, something about the salt controlling how the gluten develops or whatever? Really stuck with me since then, even if I can't remember the exact details.
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