Michelle Darmody: Three sweet treats with a surprisingly salty kick

A tiny bit of salt is necessary in almost all baking.

Salt brings out the other flavours in a recipe enhancing the overall taste, like in these almond miso cookies

Sun, 19 Jun, 2022 - 17:59

Michelle Darmody is a baking expert and writer, as well as an award-winning author. Michelle works across food education, sustainability and food policy and has a Doctorate in Culinary Arts.

A tiny bit of salt is necessary in almost all baking. It is funny, you will miss if it is not there but may not be able to put your finger on what is lacking. Salt brings out the other flavours in a recipe enhancing the overall taste. In bread it does more than that, by working in conjunction with the gluten in the flour, it adds firmness and helps the dough to rise and expand.