Janssen F Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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4 Faulty forming:
4.1 Uneven forming due to soft doughs:
The biscuits compress:
The biscuits are less or more compressed during forming.
The pastry is too soft or elastic and pushes together on
the knife.
Reason:
Too soft dough can have several causes:
1) the dough is too warm
2) it has too much liquid or fat
3) the butter/margarine is too soft or has
unfavourable working properties
4) the dough has been kneaded too long
5) the dough is too tough and elastic
Biscuit:
Fig. left and centre: Dough is too soft and
pushes together or compresses on the knife.
Fig. right: Dough is
perfect and is shaped
exactly.