Home Baking Flashcards
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What is yeast
A a living organism used in bread making they need food, warm moisture, oxygen, and time to grow. Yeast multiplies producing CO2 in these conditions. yeast dough rises before it goes into the oven then the crust forms, keeping it risen.
What is gluten?
Gluten is a protein found in wheat and other cereals. It has an important bread and bread and cake making when gluten is moistened. It becomes stretchy and elastic gluten sets when heated forming crust and keeping bread or cakes in their rise state when they are cooled
What is the uses for rubbing in
Scones and pastry
What is the use for creaming?
Cupcakes
What is the use for all in one?
Cupcakes
What is the use for whisking
Sponge cakes
What is the use for melting?
Gingerbread
What are the advantages of commercial cake mixes?
Quick and easy to use, contains all ingredients and not much equipment is needed
What are the disadvantages of commercial cake mixes
Appearance and taste are not usually as good, high and sugar, fat and salt, and deceptive
What is the use of short crust
Apple tart
What is the use of rich short crust
Mince pies
What is the use of flaky puff and rough puff?
Cream slices
What is the use of choux
Profiteroles
What is the use of filo
Spring rolls
What are the guidelines for making pastry?
- Keeping ingredients and utensils cold to keep the ingredients heavy, greasy pastry
- Introduce air by sieving
- Do not make the pastry wet as it will be impossible to roll.
- Allow pastry to relax in the fridge before rolling this will Grafton the fat and gluten making it easier to roll
- Roll gently and lightly flowered board unturned frequently while rolling
- Cock in hot oven so that the grains will absorb the fat.
What does baking blind mean?
Baking blind means baking a pastry case without any filling
What is a baking blind technique?
- prod the base of the pastry cake with a fork.
- Place a sheet of greaseproof paper uncover with a layer of rice or baking beans example Quiche.
- bake for 15 minutes that’s 200°C