Baking Basics
This ingredient makes dough rise by producing bubbles
What is yeast?
These small cakes are baked in paper liners and are usually topped with frosting.
What are cupcakes?
This chewy bread is famous in New York and often topped with sesame or poppy seeds.
What is a bagel?
This kitchen tool is used to scoop exact amounts of flour, sugar, or spices.
What are measuring cups?
This white powder is often confused with baking soda
What is baking powder?
This Italian dessert is made by soaking ladyfingers in coffee and layering them with mascarpone.
What is tiramisu?
This laminated dough is folded many times to create the layers in croissants.
What is puff pastry?
This unit of heat is used to describe oven temperatures.
What are degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit?
This process happens when gluten forms and gives bread dough its stretchy structure.
What is kneading?
This French dessert features choux pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate.
What is an éclair?
This enriched dough bread is traditionally braided and eaten on the Jewish Sabbath.
What is challah?
This tool helps you spread icing smoothly over cakes.
What is an offset spatula?
This term describes combining a light mixture into a heavier one.
What is folding?
This treat is made by heating sugar until it melts and turns golden brown.
What is caramel?
This Danish pastry includes a sweet cheese filling and sometimes fruit.
What is a cheese danish?
This pan is used for baking long loaves like banana bread.
What is a loaf pan?
This type of fat creates flaky layers in pastries by separating dough into thin sheets as it melts.
What is butter?
These meringue-based sandwich cookies are known for their colourful shells and ganache fillings.
What are macarons?
This sourdough starter ingredient gives it its distinct tangy flavour.
What is lactic acid bacteria?
This scale measures small amounts of ingredients very precisely, often used in professional baking.
What is a digital kitchen scale?