In cooking, if you fold in an ingredient or fold it into the other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients. Fold in the flour Fold the cream into the egg yolk mixture
To gently combine a light, delicate, aerated substance, such as whipped cream or beaten egg whites, into a heavier mixture by lifting mixture up and over with each stroke
To gently combine lighter mixtures with heavier ones usually using a metal spoon or spatula in a cutting or slicing "J" movement whilst slightly lifting the utensil
the process of gently combining flour into a beaten mixture without losing the beaten in air
To combine a light or creamed mixture with other ingredients so that the lightness is maintaoned Usually done with a spoon or spatula