The Fold: How to Fold Ingredients In

Method

1. 1
   Have your base mixture in a large bowl and the lighter, airy mixture ready alongside it.
2. 2
   Add about a third of the light mixture to the base first and stir it in firmly - this loosens the base and does not need to stay airy.
3. 3
   Add the rest of the light mixture. Using a large metal spoon or spatula, cut straight down through the center of the bowl to the bottom.
4. 4
   Sweep the spoon along the bottom and up the far side of the bowl, turning the mixture over on itself in one motion.
5. 5
   Rotate the bowl a quarter turn and repeat. Stop the moment no streaks remain - overmixing knocks out the air you just folded in.