Pastry Definitions
Pastries
Cakes
History of Pastries
History of Cakes
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What is another word for pastry bag?
Piping bag.
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What is the most common type of pastry?
Short crust pastry
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Which type of cake is the oldest?
Yeast cake
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Where did pastries originate?
Various countries in Europe
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What is the old norse word for cake?
"kaka"
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What is a pastry?
A type of food used in dishes such as pies or strudel.
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What is the main difference between pastries and bread?
The fat content is higher in pastries
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What are the two main ingredients in frosting?
Icing sugar and milk or cream
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From what country did the famous pastry chef Antonin Carême come from?
France
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What did the greeks use as a leavener?
beer
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What is pastry cream made out of?
Egg, flour, milk and vanilla
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Is a hot water crust pastry used for sweet or savoury pies?
savoury
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What can you add to a sponge cake to provide lift and moisture?
Baking soda or biocarbonate of soda.
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What was a popular type of pastry in the ancient Mediteranean, Roman, Greek and Phoenicians culinary traditions?
filo-style
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What was the difference between a cake and bread in England?
Cakes were left laid down and round, and breads were left standing upwards.
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What is a pastry brake?
Counter-rotating rollers with a gap which pastry can be worked through and reduced in thickness for commercial production.
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What type of pastry is most commonly filled with cream?
Choux pastry
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What is one example of a yeast cake?
Babka or stollen.
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What did the Greek and Roman use in their pastries that caused them to lose stiffness?
oil
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What did the Greeks use in cheesecake instead of cream cheese?
goats milk
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What is a viennoiserie?
French term for "Viennese pastry" Commonly used as a term for many puff- and choux-based pastries, including croissants, brioche, and pain.
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What type of pastry is the most flaky and delicate?
Phyllo (Filo)
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What is another cheese, other than cream cheese, that cheesecake can be made with?
Ricotta or mascarpone
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What were pastries used for in the 5th century B.C.?
They were used to cover meat and fowls to keep in the juices, but they were not meant to be eaten.
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What was the name of the latin poet that refers to the birthday of him and his brother with party and cake in his first book?
Ovid
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