Muffins
General term for ingredients that make muffins rise.
What are leavening agents?
Peanut butter cookies are an example of this type of cookie.
Used to measure ingredients that self level.
What is liquid measuring cup?
Premeasuring all ingredients.
What is mise en place?
Brings out sweet flavors.
What is salt?
How to incorporate chocolate chips into muffins.
What is to fold?
Used to roll out dough.
What is a rolling pin?
Equivalent of 1/8 cup, in tablespoons.
What is two?
This protein gives stretch to baked goods.
What is gluten?
Tunnels in muffins caused by.
What is overmixing?
Single tool used to cut butter into flour.
What is a pastry cutter?
Tablespoon equivalent to 12 teaspoons.
What is 4 tablespoons?
This gives the product its structure.
What is flour?
Consistency of muffin batter when using muffin method.
What is lumpy?
Designed to let air flow under warm baked goods, allowing them to cool completely without becoming soggy.
What is a cooling rack?
When using a mixer, this must be done every time ingredients are added or the bowl is being scraped.
What is unplug the mixer?
Method using water to measure butter.
What is the displacement method?
This adds flavor and browning to baked goods.
What is sugar?
To ensure that the oven has even heat and the pan does not scorch.
What is add a small amount of water to the muffin pan?
This should be done if you have two trays of cookies on two racks in the oven.
What is rotating the trays?
The stand mixer attachment used for muffins and cookies.
What is the flat or paddle attachment?
The curve seen at the top of liquid ingredients.
What is the meniscus?
Binds product together.
What are eggs?