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To spread a liquid coating on a food, using a pastry brush or paper towel.
What is Brush
To rub shortening, fat, or oil, on the cooking surface of bake-ware. Use waxed paper or paper towel to spread a thin, even layer.
To cover a food with a coating of crumbs made from bread, crackers, or cereal. The food is often dipped in a liquid such as milk or egg before coating.
What is Bread
To mix solid shortening with flour by cutting the shortening into small pieces and mixing until it is completely covered with the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender, two knives, or a fork.
What is Cut In?
To cover a food with a dry ingredient such as flour or sugar. The food may be rolled in, sprinkled with, or shaken in a bag with the dry ingredient.
What is Dredge
To soak in a seasoned liquid, called a marinade, to add flavor and/or to tenderize.
What is Marinate
To mix with an over-and-over motion, using a spoon, rotary, or electric beater.
What is Beat?
To blend soften butter and sugar until smooth and light by mixing with a spoon or an electric mixer.
What is Cream?
To combine a delicate mixture, such as beaten egg white or whipped cream, with a more solid material. Insert the edge of a spoon or rubber scraper vertically down through the middle of the mixture, slide it across the bottom of the bowl, bring it up with some of the mixture, and fold over on top of the rest. Continue slowly and gently, turning the bowl often, until all is evenly mixed.
What is Fold In?
To form a standing edge on a pastry, such as pie crust, before baking. Press the dough with your fingers to create this scalloped edge, or use a fork to “crimp” the edge.
What is Flute
To put dry ingredients through a sifter or a fine sieve to incorporate air.
What is Sifter?
To mix together, usually by stirring, two or more ingredients.
What is Combine?
To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning, until it is smooth and elastic. Place dough on a floured board, fold it in half, and press firmly with the heels of your hands. Turn the dough about a quarter turn, and repeat the folding and pressing.
What is Knead?
To cook meat or poultry slowly over coals on a spit or in the oven, basting it often with a highly seasoned sauce.
What is Barbeque?
To cook meat slowly, covered and in a small amount of liquid or steam.
What is Braise?
To set the oven to cooking temperature in advance so that it has time to reach the desired temperature by the start of cooking.
What is Preheat
To combine two or more ingredients, usually by stirring.
What is Mix?
To beat rapidly with a rotary beater, an electric mixer, or wire whisk; to incorporate air and make light and fluffy, as whipped cream or egg white
What is Beater?
To spread, brush, or pour liquid (such as sauce, drippings, melted fat, or marinade) over food while it is cooking. Use a baster, brush, or spoon.
What is Baste?
To heat a liquid to just below the boiling point; or to pour boiling water over food or to dip food briefly into boiling water.
What is Scald?
To combine thoroughly two or more ingredients.
What is Blend?
To mix with a circular motion of a spoon or other utensil.
What is Stir?
To cook in an oven or oven-type appliance in a covered or uncovered pan.
What is bake?
To cook in liquid, usually water, in which bubbles rise constantly and then break on the surface.
What is Boil?
To fry small pieces of food very quickly in a small amount of very hot oil while stirring constantly. Use a wok or skillet.
What is Stir-Fry?