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Windowpane test

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, windowpane test means: A dough test in which a small piece is stretched thin enough to let light through.

In Turkish: hamuru zar gibi açarak kontrol etme

How it is used

Bakers use it to assess gluten development, rather than the dough's flavour.

Example sentences

  1. The dough tore immediately during the windowpane test.

    Tearing prevents the thin translucent sheet sought in the test.

  2. Her dough passed the windowpane test after more kneading.

    The test provides feedback on dough structure after working it.

Common collocations

  • pass the windowpane test
  • perform a windowpane test
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • recipeA set of instructions for making a dish, with a list of ingredients, their quantities and the steps, times and temperatures needed.

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