Baking

Baking Basics

100

Chemical leavening agents

What is baking power and baking soda

200

Yeast- Type

What is a biological leavening agent

300

A way to measure 3/8 cup

What is 1/4 cup plus 2 TBSP. or 1/2 cup minus 2 TBSP.

400

Method of mixing dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately then combining with minimum stirring

What is the muffin method?

500

Pancakes, waffles, and cream puffs

What is a pour batter?

Functions of Ingredients

100

Protein that forms web like structures present in wheat and grass adding elasticity to foods

What is gluten

200

Blend of hard and soft wheat

What is all-purpose flour

300

Adds sweetness, tenderness, browning, as well as a food source for yeast.

What is sugar?

400

Thickens, binds, helps products rise, and adds richness to a baked good

What is eggs?

500

A type of bean that has been processed into a liquor.

What is chocolate?

Baking Pans

100

Used for cookies

What is a baking sheet?

200

Pan used for cheesecakes

What is a springform pan?

300

Can be square, circle, or loaf shaped

What is a cake pan?

400

Common materials used are metal, ceramic, and glass

What is a pie plate/pan?

500

Allows the cake to cook from the inside out

What is a bundt/tube pan?

Measurements

100

Equivalent to 3 teaspoons

What is a tablespoon?

200

Another way to measure 1/4 cup

What is 4 tablespoons

300

Equivalent measure for 1 cup of sifted flour

What is 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons

400

Measurement of a standard large egg

What is 1/4 cup

500

Half of 1/3 cup butter

What is 2 2/3 TBSP.

General Knowledge

100

What is Jamaica's National Flower?

What is Lignum Vitae?

200

Who was Prime Minister of Jamaica in 2010?

Who is Portia Sipson Miller?

300

What year did Donald Trump get elected as president?

What is 2016?

400

Who sings the song Bad Blood?

Who is Taylor Swift?

500

How old is Jamaica's Prime Minister?

What is 48?