Food safety & Sanitation
Ingredient functions
Yeast Breads
Mousses & Custards
Miscellaneous Baking Knowledge
100

The three types of hazards in a kitchen

What is biological, physical, and chemical hazards?

100

The three types of Leaveners

What is chemical, biological, and physical Leavener? 

100

A process of repeatedly folding and pressing the dough

What is kneading

100

Made by beating egg whites and sugar

What is meringue

100

This sweet baked treat is typically topped with frosting and candles on birthdays.

What is cake?


200

The measure of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

What is pH

200

Other than sweetening sugar contributes

What is Tenderization retains moisture and browns with caramelization

200

Yeast dough is allowed to rise after it is shaped and before it is baked.

What is proofing

200

Custards that are prepared on the stovetop

What is stirred custard

200

This powder, often abbreviated “BP,” helps baked goods rise by producing gas bubbles.


What is baking powder?

300

The range of the Temperature Danger Zone

What is 41°F and 135°F

300

When you add too much flour to a baked good

What is result in dry, dense, and tough baked goods with a dull flavor

300

Is a living organism that consumes carbohydrates found in flour, sugar, and other dough ingredients.

What is yeast

300

Consists of hot milk that is sweetened with sugar and thickened with starch and egg yolks.

What is pastry cream

300

Bakers use this sweet ingredient made by bees to add flavor and moisture to breads and cakes.

What is honey?

400

The acronym FAT TOM stands for

What is Food, Acidity, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, and Moisture?

400

The addition of too little baking soda

What is causes baked goods to be dense, flat, heavy, and pale?

400

Is the act of cutting small slashes in the surface of risen dough before it is baked

What is Docking

400

A stable foam dessert that is solidified by fat or gelatin and lightened with whipped cream  or Italian meringue 

What is mousse 

400

In baking, this French term refers to the step of coating cold butter with flour so it forms thin layers that create flakiness in pastries like croissants and puff pastry.

What is laminating (lamination)?

500

Cross-Contamination

What is a food that is safe when it comes in contact with an unsafe product?

500

The addition of too little egg to baked goods?

 What is lack of structure, moisture, and leavening?

500

The process of portioning dough by weight.

Scaling

500

Created by incorporating large amounts of air bubbles, usually into cream  or egg whites

What is foam

500

In 1843, this British chemist and food manufacturer created the first modern baking powder, revolutionizing quick breads.

Who is Alfred Bird?