What Is a Glaze?
Glaze: A thin, shiny coating brushed or drizzled over baked goods or cooked food, such as icing sugar whisked with lemon juice on a cake.
In the kitchen
A sweet lemon glaze is simply powdered sugar whisked with lemon juice until it flows in a ribbon. Add the juice a little at a time, because a few drops change the thickness a lot.
Pour it over a slightly warm cake so it sinks into the crumb, or over a fully cooled one for a distinct white layer. In cooking, glaze can also mean a reduced, sticky sauce brushed over chicken or fish at the end.
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