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The term "fold in" means something different in cooking than it does in every other usage of the word. When you see the word "fold" in a recipe, it is calling for an action.

Fold in definition

Why Fold?

Usually, egg whites or whipped cream are folded into a heavier mixture–like a soufflé, cake, or pie filling–to help the mixture rise. The lighter mixture is placed on top of the heavier mixture, then the two are combined by passing a spatula down through the mixture, across the bottom, and up over the top.

This process continues until the mixtures are combined.

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This traps air into bubbles in the product, allowing baked goods to rise.

In other uses, mixtures are folded together to combine them. Use the same technique of moving a spatula or a spoon through the two mixtures until they are combined.

How to Fold

Folding is a very precise term in cooking and baking. It means that you have to carefully combine two mixtures of different thickness and weight into one (relatively) smooth mixture. This is accomplished by a specifi

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