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What baking ingredient help chewy cookies spread out while baking?
a. Flour
b. Butter
c. Sugar
b. Butter
Which food squeaks when you bite it?
A) Fresh cheese curds
B) Grapes
A. Fresh cheese curds
To lightly burn something and add a blackish color is called ________.
simmer or char
char
What food can survive 3,000 years?
A) Honey
B) Bread
A. Honey, sealed can last thousands of years!
What food was once used as currency?
A) Salt
B) Sugar
A. Salt
a. Muffins loose the air
b. Air escapes permanently
c. It cause too much gluten to develop
c. It develops too much gluten and that makes the muffin chewy.
How do you keep a pot of pasta from boiling over?
Add oil, place a wooden spoon across the pot, turn the pot down….
What common kitchen mistake turns your first meal of the day into a smoke alarm concert?
Why does cake rise in the oven?
A. Heat inflates the batter
B. Sugar expands
C. Baking powder releases gas
C. Baking powder releases gas when heated
What actually prevents pasta from sticking?
A. Adding oil to the water
B. Stirring during the first few minutes
C. Praying to the noodle gods
B. Stirring in the first few moments prevents starch coated surfaces from bonding.
Which nut is actually a bean in disguise?
a. Peanut
b. Almond
c. Cashew
a. Peanut
What is it called when you boil something over?
A. oh, my
B. oopsy daisy
C. a mess
All answers are correct.
Which food is banned in some countries?
A) Margarine
B) Butter
A. Margarine, due to trans fats and artificial flavors.
What food seemingly erupts and boils over really fast, as compared to other common American foods?
a. Pasta
b. Milk
c. Rice
b. Milk
Which food was once sold as medicine?
A) Ketchup
B) Ice cream
A. Ketchup, in the 1830's was believed to be a cure all remedy, alas, it is not but its still great on fries.
Which food is a berry?
A) Strawberry
B) Banana
B. Banana
What is the main leavening agent in cakes?
a. Eggs
b. Baking powder
Baking powder
To cook food until it is still a bit firm when you bite into it is called _________.
al dente or simmer
al dente
Why does baking require more accuracy than cooking?
a. Baking is really about math
b. Ovens are judgmental
c. Chemical reactions need exact measurements
c. Chemical reactions need exact measurements or they won’t react the way you want.
Which food was invented to stop people from chewing loudly?
A) Soup
B) Jell-O
B. Jell-O
Why does ice float in water?
A. Ice is less dense than liquid water
B. Water pushes it up
C. Cold air lifts it
A. Ice is less dense than water so it floats in water.
If you cream together heavy cream and sugar, what will you make?
whipped cream
Which food takes the longest to digest?
A) Beef
B) Cheese
Cheese, because it is significantly higher in fats than beef.
Which food was once fed to prisoners as punishment?
A) Lobster
B) Cake
A. Lobster
Which ingredient makes chocolate chip cookies chewy?
A. Flour
B. Brown Sugar
B. Brown Sugar