General Knowledge
Define baking
A method of COOKING using dry HEAT usually done in an OVEN
The name of the ingredient we used to create the coating/outside of the cake pop.
Candy Melts ****
The most common use/function of sugar when cooking or baking.
To sweeten food – get rid of sourness etc
A recipe that says it will create 2 dozen cookies will create how many cookies in plain numbers?
24 cookies
The purpose of using parchment paper while baking is…
Prevents food from sticking to pans***
This common baking ingredient is normally written with “to taste” after it.
Salt
The action that was done or allowed to happen to the cake before we could crumble and add icing to it.
Let it cool completely. ***
The function of yeast in bread dough.
Makes the dough rise and not be flat
A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour but the only measuring cups available are 1/3 cups. How many 1/3 cups go into 2 cups?
6 1/3 cups will equal 2 cups
This famous pastry has a crescent shape and is made by layering butter and folding dough into succession.
Croissant
One of the following is not a dry ingredient: flour, eggs, salt, baking powder, cold butter.
Eggs
The purpose of dipping the lollipop sticks into the candy melts is to…
Make the lollipop stick to the cake pop
The purpose of an egg wash when baking.
Makes food glossy/shiny & promotes browning
I’m following a recipe to make biscuits but my dough is too sticky. What do I do to make the batter less sticky?
Add more flour or the main dry ingredient to make the dough less sticky
The purpose of this cooking utensil is to separate wanted elements from unwanted materials and remove lumps from dry ingredients such as flour.
A sieve or a strainer
To know that a cake is fully cooked and ready to be taken out of the oven…
1) A toothpick will come out clean
2) The top and edges are golden brown
3) A thermometer indicates it has reached the right internal temperature **
The recipe used today said it would make 18 cake pops – how may dozens is that?
1 and ½ dozens
The reason(s) why powdered sugar is often preferred over granulated sugar.
Powdered sugar is more versatile, keeps smooth texture of food, dissolves easier ***
The recipe I’m following says it will create 10 cookies but I need to make at least 20 cookies. What do I do?
Double all the measurements in the recipe.
The name of the kind of oven traditionally used to bake Pizza.
A brick oven or fire-wood oven
The first step anyone baking/cooking should do is...
A) Wash their hands
B) Read the recipe all the way through ***
The amount of eggs, vegetable oil and water the recipe you made today required.
3 eggs, 1 cup of water, ½ cup of veg oil
The function of eggs in baked goods...
Acts a glue/glaze to batter, add moisture, holds the food together, thickens batter
You forget to preheat your oven to 375 degrees like the recipe you’re following tells you to… what are the next steps?
Preheat the oven and only put the food in when the oven is hot. Do not put food in a cold oven/oven that is not hot enough.
A recipe that does not include any wheat or flour as well as any animal products adheres to which special food restrictions?
Gluten free diet and a vegan diet