Ingredients
This ingredient is responsible for most of the structure in traditional bread dough
What is flour
Bakers perform this step to allow yeast dough to rise before baking
What is proofing?
These ingredients are creamed together at the start of many cookie recipes
What are butter and sugar?
This flaky breakfast pastry is made from laminated dough
What is a croissant?
this gas causes most baked goods to rise
What is carbon dioxide?
This ingredient reacts with acids to help cakes and quick breads rise
What is baking soda?
This microorganism consumes sugars and produces carbon dioxide in bread dough
What is yeast?
This type of cake relies mainly on whipped egg whites for its structure
What is angel food cake?
Eclairs and cream puffs are made from this dough
What is a pate a choux?
This browning reaction creates many of the flavors and colors found in crusts
What is the Maillard reaction?
This sweetener is made by animals and are often used in breads and pastries
What is honey?
This test checks dough development by stretching a small piece until it becomes nearly transparent
What is the windowpane test?
Overmixing cake batter can develop too much of this, making cake tough
What is gluten?
This pastry consists of layers of dough and butter folded repeatedly together
What is puff pastry?
This ingredient helps emulsify fats and liquids in many batteres.
What are egg yolks?
This ingredient, made by churning cream, creates tenderness and flavor in many baked goods
What is butter?
This technique involves making shallow cuts on dough before baking
What is scoring or slashing?
this cookie gets its distinctive cracked appearance from being rolled in powdered sugar before baking
What is a crinkle cookie?
This french tart is traditionally baked upside down with caramelized fruit
What is a tarte tatin?
When a recipe calls for "room temperature" butter, it's often because this process works better.
What is creaming?
This protein formed when flour and water are mixed gives dough elasticity
What is gluten?
this french term refers to a natural sourdough starter culture
What is levain?
This method alternates adding dry ingredients and liquid ingredients to a batter
What is the muffin method or alternating method?
this pastry cream thickener is commonly derived from a grain
What is cornstarch?
This phenomenon occurs when water trapped in dough turns to vapor and expands in the oven.
What is oven springing?