Shortenings and fats do what for baked goods? (504)
• Fats make baked goods moist, add flavor and keep baked items fresh longer.
What kind of flour would you use to make pasta? (505)
• Semolina
What kind of flour has the least amount of gluten? (505)
• Cake flour
This is the process that occurs when sugar is heated in bakery products. (505)
• The sugar will turn a light brown color.
This is a mixture of baking soda and an acid added with an inactive material such as starch. (506)
• Baking powder
Standardized recipes for bakery products are called what? (508)
• Formulas
What kind of ingredient makes dough or batters rise while baking? (506)
• Leavener
In baking, flour is what percentage of the formula? (508)
• 100%
What does sifting do? (509)
• Sifting adds air to flour, cocoa, and confectioners sugar. Sifting also removes lumps and filters out impurities
What are the 2 categories of yeast breads? (514)
• Lean dough• Rich dough
Lean dough is made with what 4 ingredients? (514)
• Flour• Yeast• Water• Salt
What is made from lean dough? (514)
• French bread• Hard rolls
Why do we knead bread dough? (515)
• It is important because it develops the gluten
What are the 2 primary methods used to make yeast breads? (515-516)
• Straight dough method• Sponge method
Sourdough is made with a starter. What ingredients are in a starter and how is it made? (516)
• Water• Yeast• All purpose flour
• These items are combined and fermented (usually overnight) until it has a sour smell.
What is proof? (516)
• Rise for a second time
What are the 10 steps in making yeast bread? (518)
• Scale ingredients• Mix and knead ingredients• Fermentation• Punch down the dough• Portioning• Rounding• Shaping• Proofing• Baking• Cooling and storing
What are the 4 methods for preparing quick bread and cake? (525)
• Creaming• Foaming• Straight Dough• Two Stage
Which method for preparing quick bread and batter mixes fat and sugar together to produce a very fine crumb and a dense, rich texture? (525)
• Creaming method
Which method is used to prepare angel food cakes and chiffon cakes? (525)
• Foaming method
What is the protective coating on a cake called? (526)
• Icing or Frosting
What are the 7 types of icing?
• Buttercream• Foam• Fondant• Fudge• Ganache• Glaze• Royal Icing
Which type of icing has a shiny, nonsticky coating when dried? (527)
• Fondant
Why are steamed puddings more stable than dessert soufflés? (528-529)
• Because of the greater percentage of egg and sugar in the batter
When making 3-2-1 pie dough, it is… (533)
• 3 Parts Flour• 2 Parts Shortening• 1 Part Water
What is the process of preparing prebaked pie shells called? (535)
• Blind baking
What kind of dough do you use to make baklava? (537)