Ingredients
This sweet, white ingredient is the main source of sweetness in cookies and cakes.
What is sugar?
This long wooden or plastic pin is rolled across dough to flatten it out.
What is a rolling pin?
This small, flat, sweet treat is often baked with add in like chocolate chips, nuts, and fruit.
What is a cookie?
This term means heating up your oven to the correct cooking temperature before you put your food inside.
What is to preheat?
Ms. Maya’s favorite baked goods is …
What is pie?
(bonus cool points: sweet potato pie)
This yellow dairy product is made by churning milk or cream, and it adds rich flavor and moisture to baked goods.
What is butter?
This tool has a handle attached to a loop of wire loops and is used for beating eggs or whipping cream by hand.
What is a whisk?
This treat looks like a small cake, is often topped with icing, and is baked in a specific multi-cup pan.
What is a cupcake?
This term refers to letting yeast dough sit in a warm place so it can rise before it goes into the oven.
What is proofing or rising?
Ms. Teresa‘s favorite baked good is …
What is cake?
This sweet, brown liquid is added to almost every cookie recipe to enhance all the other flavors and make everything taste better.
(hint: it has a flavor in its name.)
What is vanilla extract?
To measure dry ingredients like flour accurately, you should use these nested cups rather than a liquid measuring glass.
What are dry measuring cups?
This popular flatbread is baked in a hot oven with sauce and cheese.
What is a pizza?
This mixing technique involves gently combining liquid ingredients and dry ingredients separately before mixing them together just until moistened
What is the muffin mixing method?
Mr. Oz’s favorite baked good is …
What is cheesecake?
(bonus cool points: cherry swirl)
This living, single-celled fungus is used as a leavening agent in bread making, causing the dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide.
What is yeast?
This cone-shaped nozzle, usually made of stainless steel or plastic, is inserted into a pastry bag to create distinct decorative patterns like stars or flower petals.
What is a piping tip (or decorating tip)?
This rich, sweet, chocolatey square treats, are often served fudgy or cake-like.
What is a brownie?
This mixing method cuts cold fat into dry ingredients before adding liquid.
What is the biscuit mixing method?
Ms. Alexis’ favorite baked good is …
What are cupcakes?
This ingredient reacts with liquid and heat to produce carbon dioxide bubbles, helping cakes and quick breads rise without using yeast.
What is baking powder or baking soda?
This metal mesh tool removed lumps from flour and introduces air to make the flour lighter.
What is a sifter (or sieve)?
This delicate French treat consists of a sweet, flavorful filling sandwiched between two colorful cookies made from almond flour and egg whites.
What is a macaron?
The technique used to mix a light ingredient like whipped egg whites into a heavy batter without losing air.
What is folding?
Miss Jasmine’s favorite baked good is …
What is cake?
(bonus cool points: yellow cake with chocolate frosting)