Mustard
Ingredients
Directions
In a bowl, combine 2 ounces of mustard with 2 teaspoons of salt.
Add 9 teaspoons of water and mix well until smooth.
Gradually add 6 more teaspoons of water, mixing until the consistency is smooth and free of lumps.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Mustard
- Mustard powder provides the sharp flavour and forms the base of the paste.
The step that matters
Gradually adding the water. Adding all the water at once can form lumps that are hard to smooth out. Adding it slowly lets the mustard particles hydrate evenly into a smooth, uniform paste.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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