Michelle Darmody: Three sweet treats with a surprisingly salty kick

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

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.