Many housewives believe that breading, if indicated in the recipe, is not an obligatory step in preparing a dish and is often ignored. After all, in fact, this is the process of rolling semi-finished products from meat, fish, vegetables or mushrooms before cooking in dry small crumbs, most often in breadcrumbs to form the shape of the product.
What is breading? I must say that this is not only a ruddy crust of the finished dish. Properly cooked, it keeps the shape of the product, gives it additional flavor, and also helps to retain juiciness by protecting it from moisture loss during cooking.
Most often, breadcrumbs (dried and crushed bread) are used for this, but there are many more types of breading products.
To do this, you can use oatmeal, rice or rye flakes, semolina, whole grain millstone or peeled flour (coarse grinding), durum wheat flour, ground nuts, sesame seeds, a mixture of herbs and spices, and even grated cheese.
For example, semolina is best suited if you are going to bake a dish in the oven; it is suitable not only for sweet dishes, such as cheesecakes, but also for meat. This cereal will create a dense shell and protect against moisture loss. Therefore, the output will be very juicy and soft inside the dish with a beautiful openwork crust. But ground nuts go well with meat and will add brightness to the taste of the finished dish and add nutritional value to it.
There are even liquid types, for example, from flour and eggs (batter), which, during cooking, become tender and soft, like the dish itself.
The main reason why some housewives avoid breading products is that the dishes become more high-calorie. Of course, if it is bread or nuts, then indeed, the nutritional value of ready meals increases. But there are also useful breading products that improve the quality of dishes, making them more valuable for health.
Dietary methods include rolling in whole grain flour coarse grinding (millstone or peeled). It contains 24 times more fiber and 4 times more vitamins and minerals than regular flour or breadcrumbs. Thus, if you decide to bread meat or fish in just such flour, then you will not only get healthy protein, but also help your body digest it, since the fiber contained in whole grain flour, improves digestion.
But syrniki breaded with oatmeal, if they are still cooked without sugar, is a real children's dish. They will not only help start the work of the intestines and provide the muscles with nutrients, but will also become the necessary energy reserve for the body for several hours, since oatmeal is slow carbohydrates. With such cheesecakes, you can get enough for a long time, which means increasing the time interval between meals and reducing the number of calories consumed during the day.
Diet breadings include herbs and spices, as well as sesame or flax seeds. By the way, the latter are included in a set of cereals in bags for cooking of the August trademark. Flax seeds contain vitamin E, which is necessary for the beauty of nails and hair, and Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are good for the heart. Thus, they will enrich your dishes with vitamins and microelements. Since these seeds are quite hard, it is recommended to grind them in a blender before use, and only then roll semi-finished products into them. The types of cereals in bags for cooking, in a set with which flax seeds are sold, can be found on the website of the manufacturer of the August Kiy company. The company's product range also includes other products that can be used for breading: whole grain flour, semolina, oatmeal, as well as dietary gluten-free rice and buckwheat flour.
