Name Game (P4's)
Small dry cookies and French macarons.
What is petit four sec?
Marshmallows and Nougat.
What are aerated confections?
In sugar cooking your tools should always be ______.
What is clean? (Free from impurities)
The thickener used in pate de fruits.
What is pectin?
In English Petit Four translates to this.
What is Small Ovens?
A small cake dipped in soft fondant.
What is petit four glacé?
Gummy Bears & Pate de fruits.
What are jelly confections?
In sugar cooking glucose and lemon juice are both known as this.
What are doctors?
Often used as a thin covering on petit four glacé before dipping in fondant.
What is marzipan?
A petit four served with coffee and tea.
What is Friandise?
Eclairs and freshly baked madeleines.
What is petit four frais?
Lollipops, caramels and peanut brittle.
What are non-crystalline confections?
A color change that occurs when a sugar syrup reaches 160˚C
What is Caramelization?
Marzipan is made from this.
What is almond paste?
A tool used to efficiently cut confections like pate de fruits, marshmallows and slabbed ganache.
What is a guitar?
Fresh or dried fruits dipped in chocolate or sugar.
What is petit four déguisés?
Fudge & Soft fondant.
What are crystalline confections?
A reaction that occurs when amino acids (proteins) are combined with glucose and fructose (sugars) in the presence of heat.
What is the Maillard Reaction?
Soft fondant should be heated to this temperature.
What is 38˚C? (100˚F)
A one bite petit four served at the end of a fancy meal.
What is Mignardise?
Small modern desserts with intricate garnishes.
What is petit four prestige?
Common gelling agents used in confections (list 3).
What are gelatin, agar agar, pectin and modified cornstarch? (any 3)
A sugar solution that has been repeatedly cooked and cooled to increase the concentration of sugar is known as this.
What is supersaturated? or what is a supersaturated sugar syrup?
A hygroscopic substance that attracts and retains moisture is known as this.
What is a humectant?
In petit four déguisés fruits with high moisture content are coated in marzipan to prevent this before dipping in chocolate.
What is sugar bloom?