Laminated Dough
This pastry is a crescent-shaped product made from laminated yeast dough.
What is a croissant?
This microorganism causes yeast breads to rise.
What is yeast?
This custard filling is commonly used in Danish pastries.
What is pastry cream?
This ingredient provides structure in most baked goods.
What is flour?
If a recipe makes 12 croissants and you need 24, the recipe must be multiplied by this number.
What is 2?
This process creates layers of butter and dough in pastries like croissants and Danish.
What is lamination?
This gas produced by yeast causes bread dough to expand.
What is carbon dioxide?
This mixture of chocolate and cream is used for glazes, fillings, and truffles.
What is ganache?
This ingredient tenderizes baked goods by shortening gluten strands.
What is fat?
If 24 cookies cost $12 to produce, this is the cost per cookie.
What is $0.50?
If butter melts during lamination, this problem occurs and the pastry loses its layers.
What is dense or greasy pastry?
This stage allows yeast dough to rest and rise before baking.
What is proofing?
This Italian pastry consists of a fried shell filled with sweet ricotta cream.
What is a cannoli?
This mixing method combines butter and sugar to incorporate air into cakes.
What is the creaming method?
If a bakery sells cannoli for $4 and the food cost is $1, the profit per cannoli is this amount.
What is $3?
The dough must remain this temperature to prevent butter from melting during lamination.
What is cold?
This type of bread uses wild yeast and bacteria instead of commercial yeast.
What is sourdough?
This dessert is made from layers of phyllo dough, nuts, and honey syrup.
What is baklava?
These breads rely on baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast.
What are quick breads?
A recipe produces 24 cinnamon rolls but you need 72. The recipe must be multiplied by this number.
What is 3?
This pastry dough uses extremely thin sheets and is layered with nuts and syrup.
What is phyllo dough (baklava)?
This term describes the rapid rise of bread during the first few minutes of baking.
What is oven spring?
This type of doughnut is cooked in oil rather than baked.
What is a fried doughnut?
If yeast dough is allowed to rise too long, this problem occurs.
What is overproofing?
If ingredient cost for a batch of pastries is $30 and the batch yields 15 pastries, this is the cost per pastry.
What is $2?