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Baking Basics

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 29 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How many teaspoons are in 3 tablespoons?






2. To beat ingredients - such as shortening and sugar - until soft and creamy.






3. Enables baked goods to rise and become light and porous.






4. How many quarts are in one gallon?






5. How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?






6. Setting the correct baking temperature before you put the baked goods in it






7. To mix a solid fat into a flour mixture using a pastry blender or two knives.






8. Vegetable oil should be stored in a ____ ____ ____.






9. What kind of liquid do you need to react to baking soda






10. To rub the inside of a baking dish or pan with fat to keep contents from sticking.






11. To mix in a circular motion.






12. To gently mix a light mixture into a heavier one.






13. How many tablespoons are in 1/8 cup?






14. The number of servings a recipe makes.






15. To cook by dry heat in an oven.






16. Adds moisture and is needed to develop the gluten.






17. The two most common liquids used in baking






18. What are the two most common leavening agents?






19. To change levels in the oven and turn 180 degrees.






20. How would you measure 3/4 c sugar with only 2 scoops?






21. What gets stronger the longer you mix it?






22. To beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air and increase volume.






23. The color or _______ of the baking pan has an effect on the baking process






24. To mix or blend two or more ingredients.






25. Provides sweetness and browning to baked goods.






26. The main ingredient which provides gluten and forms the structure of baked products.






27. To mix thoroughly and add air to foods.






28. Brown sugar is granulated sugar coated with what?






29. Examples include sugar - molasses - and honey.