uncooked or blind baked pastry container used to hold savory or sweet mixtures.
100
True or False: There are no traditional pastries in ASia
false
100
What is the oldest kind of cake?
yeast cake
100
True or false: a pastry blender inhibits gluten formation
True
100
decorators use what kind of fat when making cakes and pastries?
lard
200
What is a pastry blender?
Various metal or plastic outlines of shapes, e.g. circles, fluted circles, diamonds, gingerbread men, etc., sharpened on one edge and used to cut out corresponding shapes from biscuit, scone, pastry, or cake mixtures.
200
Which countries brought chocolate to America?
Spain and Portugal
200
True or False: Are cheesecakes considered a kind of cake?
False, they are considered a custard pie
200
how is the 'puff' obtained when making a flaky pastry?
The "puff" is obtained by the shard-like layers of fat, most often butter or shortening, creating layers which expand in the heat of the oven
200
what kind of shapes are often used in decorating tips?
open star, closed star, basket weave, round, drop flower, leaf, multi, petal, and specialty tips.
300
What is a pastry board?
A square or oblong board, preferably marble but usually wood, on which pastry is rolled out.
300
True or False: In England cakes were essentially bread
True
300
Two different kinds of butter cakes?
pound cake
devil's food cake
300
choux pastry is often a light pastry filled with ______
cream
300
what is a less sweet version or marzipan?
almond paste
400
What are stiff empty pastries called?
huff paste
400
Sponge cakes first orginiated during the Renaissance in which country?
Spain
400
why is baking powder/soda used in cake?
used to provide lift and a moist texture
400
True or False: puff pastries come out of the oven light, flaky and tender
True
400
what can be put on cakes to add colour and aesthetic appeal?
hand-formed fondant flowers, marzipan fruit, piped flowers, or crystallized fruits or flowers such as grapes or violets.
500
What is the name of a French sponge cake
Genoise
500
What are two different kinds of traditional yeast cakes?
Babka and stollen
500
what kinds of cheese can be used in cheesecake?
cottage cheese, cream cheese, and ricotta
500
what is phyllo?
Phyllo is paper-thin pastry dough that is used in many layers. The phyllo is generally wrapped around a filling and brushed with butter before baking. These pastries are very delicate and flaky.
500
what kind of cake is traditionally used as a wedding cake?