Nappage

Nappage in a bowl.
A fruit tart covered with nappage.
Cupcakes topped with nappage and almonds.

Nappage, jam glaze, pectin glaze or apricot glaze is a glazing technique used in pastry making. The glaze is used to cover fruit on a fruit tart or other baked goods, to make the fruit pieces shiny, prevent them from drying out, and to reduce oxidation (e.g., browning of cut fruit).[1]

The active ingredient that gives nappage its glazing properties is pectin, a gelling agent naturally occurring in fruits.[2] Traditionally, a nappage is made using an apricot jam diluted with water to form a transparent, slightly apricot-colored glaze, though redcurrant jelly may be used instead to accentuate the colour of red fruits.[3] A neutral nappage (without the apricot flavour) may be made by mixing pure pectin with water and citric acid (or lemon juice) and heating to 45°C, which precipitates the gelling reaction, creating a base to which a diversity of flavours or colouring agents may be added. [2] Pectin NH (a variety of low methoxyl pectin) is typically used due to its thermoreversibility, which means that glazes made using it may be set and re-melted multiple times. This is useful in a commercial context where nappage may be made in large batches. [4]

  1. ^ Laura Halpin Rinsky; Glenn Rinsky (2009). The Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 12, 189. ISBN 978-0-470-00955-0. OCLC 173182689.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Neutral Nappage Glaze for Fruit Tarts". Chef Iso. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Make a jam glaze". Leiths Cookery School. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "The Secret of NH Pectin". blog.modernistpantry.com. Kitchen Alchemy. Retrieved 3 August 2022.