Chapter 1: Basic Foods (6) Flashcards
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end point of baking
when a dent, when touched, springs back
toothpick inserted comes out clean
stiff dough made with flour, shortening, and water that has very low moisture, and high fat
should be flaky but crisp and tender, not doughy
pastries
pastry ingredients
flour used for a more cohesive dough
ap flour
pastry ingredients
flour used for a more tender, crumbly pastry, may be substituted with 60% soft flour and 40% hard flour
gluten is not needed
pastry flour
pastry ingredients
shortening used
plastic fats
pastry ingredients
shortening that is better than lard for sweet pastries
vegetable fats
pastry ingredients
shortening that is better for empanadas
lard
pastry ingredients
liquid temp to keep fat particles in firm state
cold or iced state
too much liquid in pastries produces
too much gluten; pasty product
too little liquid in pastries results to
crumbly and browns easily
pastry ingredients
salt used for flavor, omitted if salted fat is used
fine salt
pastry ingredients
is used for sweet pies only, for flavor, and for brown crust
sugar
pastry ingredients
leavening agent
steam from the liquids
rolling out and shaping dough
dough is rolled out between pieces of _____, removed, and placed in an ungreased pan
waxed paper
rolling out and shaping dough
bottom crust is pricked with _____, and top crust is cut (_____) to provide a vent for steam to escape
fork
slit
baking temp of pastries
425-445F
batters are similar to most cake batters except that less liquid is used and proportionately more fat and eggs are added, producing dry, crisp products
cookies
mixing methods for cookies
creaming, one-stage, sponge
storing for crisp cookies
loosely
storing for soft cookies
tightly
pie crust ingredients
flour, fat, liquid, salt
molded desserts
a by-product of the meat industry
obtained by hydrolyzing collagen
made up of high proportion of proline and hydroxyproline
has increased affinity to water, thus used in gel formation
gelatin
types of gelatin available
have no flavor and color
ex: knox
plain type
types of gelatin
artificially flavored and colored
sweetened types