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Cooking glossary


Glaze

A shiny coating that is given to sweet and savoury dishes usually before they are cooked. A glaze improves the appearance and sometimes the flavour of a dish. Milk, beaten egg and egg white are all used as glazes, eg brush the pastry with beaten egg and place in the preheated oven.


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