Types of Baking Ingredients
This is the Most popular type of Flour used in Baking
All Purpose or AP Flour
Name one function of eggs in baking.
Flavor, color, richness, tenderness, acts as a binding agent and as a leavening agent when beaten.
Kneading
Physical process that creates gluten in baked products
These are types of quick breads
Pancakes, Muffins, Waffles, Cake, Drop Bisquits, cookies, rolled biscuits, pizza crust
Shortened Cake
This is a Solid type of Fat
Butter, Lard, Shortening
This is the function of Flour in baking
Structure
Cut-In
Using a pastry blender to break down fats into smaller pieces within the flour
Folding-in ingredients means this
Gently lift and turn over the ingredients using a rubber scraper/spatula
This type of cake is leavened with beaten egg whites.
These are types of sweeteners besides sugar
Honey, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Fruit juice, Sorghum, Agave Nectar,
Glutens role in baking
Stretchy protein that traps air and creates a fluffy texture.
"drop" as in Biscuits or Dough
Dropping dough from a spoon to a pan
What are the two kinds of Biscuits
Drop and rolled
Name type of foam cake.
Angel Food, Chiffon and Sponge
Name two kinds of Flavoring
Vanilla, Fruit, Spices, Nuts, Liquid Extracts, Chocolate
Leavening agents do this in baking
Creates volume
Produces Gas
Makes baked products rise
Parchment Paper
Special paper used to line pans for baking. Doesn't melt like wax paper
What is the process of fermentation?
Yeast eats the sugars, and turning them into CO2 and Alcohol
Why should a foam cake be cooked in an ungreased pan
It clings to the side of the pan to help it rise.
Name all five leavening agents discussed in the book
Air, Steam, Baking soda, Baking Powder, Yeast
This is liquids purpose in baking
Enable chemical and physical changes in baked goods.
Molded Cookies
Shaping the cookies into rounds, or special shapes.
Salt does this in yeast breads
Regulates the action of yeast. Limits stickiness.
What are two ways to seal off a pie crust?
pinching and the fork method