Salt

By Hklbrries

Dear Heloise: I've always wanted to know, since a lot of recipes call for salt or kosher salt, what is the difference? Do the two salts differ in times of bread rising? Please explain.

Anna in Virginia

Heloise: There isn't really a difference between types of kitchen salt, as the main ingredient is sodium chloride. Howere, there is a difference in processing.

Table salt usually has calcium silicate added to keep it from sticking together. It can be bought either plain or with iodine added.

Kosher salt is named for the koshering process and has no added preservatives. With larger crystals than table salt, cooking with this salt means you can use less for the same salt taste.

What will affect bread rising is whether you use salt at all, since salt is used to flavor bread and slow down the yeast. If you don't add it, the bread will rise much too quickly and may not taste as good.

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