Perfect Tempura Recipe Secrets - Cold Flour, Less Gluten Softens the Batter

Perfect Tempura Recipe Secrets - Cold Flour, Less Gluten Softens the Batter

But for tempura, the less the gluten is developed, the lighter the batter and the better it is cooked.

Freezing the dry flour overnight and using cold ingredients when it is mixed, inhibits the formation of gluten in the batter which remains fluid. Minimal mixing of the batter also helps.

Time to give tempura another try with this and other secrets revealed.