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Professional Baking

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cut STRAIGHT DOWN and Do Not DRAG KNIFE!
When cutting biscuits with a knife - you should cut _____________ down and ___________ drag knife.
Why must popover batter be mixed well?
How can you cut biscuits to eliminate scraps?
How long should you knead biscuit dough?

2. First with honey. Then with sugarcane. Last with molasses.
Muffin Method. What happens if you do not bake immediately after mixing?
Creaming Method
Explain how gingerbread came to sweetened.
Why does the creaming method mix together the fat & sugar first?

3. Biscuits & scones
Quick bread soft doughs are used to make
Muffin Method
Procedure - Muffin Method
Formulas for muffins and quick loaf breads in this Chapter should be thought of breads and not tea cakes. Why?

4. Toughens them.
When pouring muffin batter into tins - do not _____________.
Quick breads high in sugar ad fats are sometimes called
Biscuit Method. What does overkneading do to biscuits?
What happens if you overmix batter?

5. Loaf breads
Muffin batters are easily used to make
Do muffins rise better with paper liners or just a greased tin pan?
Is muffin method long & hard or fast & easy?
What is danger of muffin batter?

6. Scoop batter from edge

7. 1. biscuit method 2. muffin method 3. creaming method
When making up corn bread - sheet pans should be _______________________
3 mixing methods for most quick breads
What is the best way to pour muffin batter into tins?
Tunneling

8. Brown evenly
Procedure - Muffin Method
Brushing the tops of biscuits with an egg wash before baking helps them
When making up muffins you should make sure tins and loaf pans are _______________
How long should you knead biscuit dough?

9. Fat
Muffin method is not suitable for formulas high in ___________.
When pouring muffin batter into tins - do not _____________.
Why do popovers require more mixing than other quick breads?
Which mixing method requires some kneading before ready for makeup?

10. Very large holes
Which mixing method is used for formulas high in fat?
Procedure - Biscuit Method
What develops inside popovers while baking?
Why might a baker choose to prepare a quick bread using the creaming method rather than the biscuit or muffin method?

11. Rich
When pouring muffin batter into tins - do not _____________.
Popovers derive their structure from bread flour and
Quick breads made using muffin method are not as ___________ and cakelike as muffins using the creaming method.
This mixing method is best for quick bread formulas high in fat and sugar

12. Tea cakes
Quick breads high in sugar ad fats are sometimes called
Drop Batters
Is yeast used for quick breads?
How are popovers leavened?

13. A batter too thick to be poured but will drop in lumps from spoon
Is muffin method long & hard or fast & easy?
Why might a baker choose to prepare a quick bread using the creaming method rather than the biscuit or muffin method?
Drop Batters
How long should you knead biscuit dough?

14. Toughness & Tunnelling
What keeps gluten development low in mixing batter for quick breads?
When cutting biscuits with a knife - you should cut _____________ down and ___________ drag knife.
What happens if muffin batter is overmixed?
Biscuit Method

15. They can be mixed more without becoming tough.
Creaming Method
If loaf breads and coffee cakes have high fat & sugar - can they be mixed more or less?
Quick bread soft doughs are used to make
Do quick breads need fermentation time?

16. Toughness & tunnelling
Should muffin batter be smooth?
Overmixing muffin dough can result in
What type of dough/batter are popovers made from?
This mixing method is best for quick bread formulas high in fat and sugar

17. Fast & easy
What keeps gluten development low in mixing batter for quick breads?
Why might a baker choose to prepare a quick bread using the creaming method rather than the biscuit or muffin method?
Procedure - Creaming Method (Biscuits)
Is muffin method long & hard or fast & easy?

18. 1. Roll out dough into uniform sheets 1/2 in (1 cm) thick 2. Cut into desired shape 3. Place 1/2 in apart on greased/paper lined baking sheet 4. Apply egg wash or milk to brown 5. Bake ASAP
Procedure - Muffin Method
Makeup of Biscuits
Muffin batters are easily used to make
What keeps gluten development low in mixing batter for quick breads?

19. No. Only mix until ingredients are moistened. Batter may be lumpy.
This type of bread is a wide variety of cakes - shortbreads or cookies. dates back to Middle Ages. Spices used.
Should muffin batter be smooth?
What develops inside popovers while baking?
If you use the leftover scraps after cutting out biscuits - how will the biscuits made from the scraps taste?

20. Tin pan
Do muffins rise better with paper liners or just a greased tin pan?
When cutting biscuits with a knife - you should cut _____________ down and ___________ drag knife.
What happens if muffin batter is overmixed?
What is the most important difference between the biscuit method and the muffin bethod?

21. Lightly. Just enough to develop flakiness but not toughen product.
How long should you knead biscuit dough?
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?
Should you mix batters a little or a lot?
What type of flour is used for making popovers? Why?

22. 1. Cream fat - sugar - salt - spices - milk powder until light 2. Mix in eggs in 2 or 3 stages 3. Sift dry ingredients (flour - baking powder) together in separate bowl 4. Stir liquid ingredients together in separate bowl 5. Add dry ingredients alter
3 mixing methods for most quick breads
Biscuit Method. What if you skip the kneading step?
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?
Procedure - Creaming Method (Muffins - Loaves - Coffee cakes)

23. Mixes ingredients together more evenly/uniformly
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?
Why does the creaming method mix together the fat & sugar first?
Muffin batters are easily used to make
What keeps gluten development low in mixing batter for quick breads?

24. Toughness & Tunnelling (the development of elongated holes inside muffin products)
Procedure - Creaming Method (Biscuits)
What happens if you overmix batter?
Popovers
Pour Batters

25. Creaming method
Is muffin method long & hard or fast & easy?
Muffin Method. What happens if you do not bake immediately after mixing?
This mixing method results in a lumpy batter
Which mixing method is used for formulas high in fat?

26. Corn meal
Batters for muffins and quick loaf breads can be interchanged. What does this mean?
Quick breads high in sugar ad fats are sometimes called
This mixing method results in a lumpy batter
When preparing biscuits - the fat should be cut into dry ingredients until mixture looks like ________________.

27. Method that begins with the blending of fat & sugar (cakes - cookies - etc.)
Muffin method is not suitable for formulas high in ___________.
If loaf breads and coffee cakes have high fat & sugar - can they be mixed more or less?
Biscuit Method. What if you skip the kneading step?
Creaming Method

28. Overmixing can cause toughness. Mix only until dry ingredients become moist!
2 Types of Dough Mixtures for Quick Breads
When cutting biscuits - why should you space the cuts as closely together as possible?
Examples of batters?
What is danger of muffin batter?

29. 1. Soft doughs (biscuits - rolled out & cut into shapes) 2. Batters (pour batters & drop batters)
2 Types of Dough Mixtures for Quick Breads
Overmixing muffin dough can result in
What type of dough/batter are popovers made from?
Should you mix batters a little or a lot?

30. So you don't waste dough. Minimize leftover scraps.
How can you cut biscuits to eliminate scraps?
When cutting biscuits - why should you space the cuts as closely together as possible?
Procedure - Creaming Method (Biscuits)
Quick breads made using muffin method are not as ___________ and cakelike as muffins using the creaming method.

31. No yeast. Chemical leavening agents are used (baking powder - baking soda) & steam
Should muffin batter be smooth?
When cutting biscuits with round hand cutters - you should cut straight __________.
Is yeast used for quick breads?
This mixing method results in a lumpy batter

32. DOWN. Cut straight down. Do Not TWIST CUTTER!
Do quick breads need fermentation time?
When cutting biscuits with round hand cutters - you should cut straight __________.
Which mixing method is used for formulas high in fat?
Procedure - Muffin Method

33. Muffins - loaf breads - pancakes
Biscuit Method
Biscuit Method. What if you skip the kneading step?
Which mixing method is used for formulas high in fat?
Examples of batters?

34. A LITTLE! Keep gluten development low. Mix only until the dry ingredients are moist.
When cutting biscuits - why should you space the cuts as closely together as possible?
Should you mix batters a little or a lot?
Biscuit Method. What does overkneading do to biscuits?
Drop Batters

35. Popover (uses steam!)
Biscuit Method. If you use slightly more shortening and cut it in less (pieces are size of peas) - what will it produce?
Is the creaming moeth more or less time consuming than the muffin method?
Explain how gingerbread came to sweetened.
The quick bread that uses no chemical leaveners of yeast is called a...

36. Flakier biscuit
Examples of batters?
Example of soft dough?
Is yeast used for quick breads?
Biscuit Method. If you use slightly more shortening and cut it in less (pieces are size of peas) - what will it produce?

37. A batter that is liquid enough to be poured
Do muffins rise better with paper liners or just a greased tin pan?
Procedure - Biscuit Method
Pour Batters
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?

38. You get very tender biscuits with less volume (not as high)
Biscuit Method. What if you skip the kneading step?
When spooning muffin mix into tins - it's best to
Procedure - Creaming Method (Muffins - Loaves - Coffee cakes)
Which mixing method requires some kneading before ready for makeup?

39. Popovers have no chemical leaveners or yeast. Uses steam - bread flour & eggs to help rise. You must mix more to develop gluten to hlod up the structure and create the holes in baked good.
Is muffin method long & hard or fast & easy?
What happens if muffin batter is overmixed?
3 mixing methods for most quick breads
Why do popovers require more mixing than other quick breads?

40. Loss of volume will happen (Muffins won't rise as high)
Muffin Method. What happens if you do not bake immediately after mixing?
Biscuit Method
When making up muffins you should make sure tins and loaf pans are _______________
This type of bread is a wide variety of cakes - shortbreads or cookies. dates back to Middle Ages. Spices used.

41. Knead the biscuit method. Muffin method only mix until batter is just moist (it will be lumpy)
What is danger of muffin batter?
What is the most important difference between the biscuit method and the muffin bethod?
Pour Batters
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?

42. Creaming method
What is danger of muffin batter?
This mixing method is best for quick bread formulas high in fat and sugar
Popovers
What is the benefit of using the creaming method?

43. Biscuit method
What type of flour is used for making popovers? Why?
Which mixing method requires some kneading before ready for makeup?
What type of dough/batter are popovers made from?
When making up corn bread - sheet pans should be _______________________

44. Use creaming method if formula is high in fat. Produces fine texture & has less danger of overmixing. Cakelike result.
Do quick breads need fermentation time?
Why might a baker choose to prepare a quick bread using the creaming method rather than the biscuit or muffin method?
Which mixing method requires some kneading before ready for makeup?
What is the best way to pour muffin batter into tins?

45. Popovers are leavened with steam.
How are popovers leavened?
Popovers derive their structure from bread flour and
2 Types of Dough Mixtures for Quick Breads
Makeup of Biscuits

46. Cut into squares of triangles with pastry cutter knife or roller cutters.
If a biscuit uses creaming method - What is the result?
This mixing method is best for quick bread formulas high in fat and sugar
How can you cut biscuits to eliminate scraps?
Pour Batters

47. Thin batter
When cutting biscuits - why should you space the cuts as closely together as possible?
Which mixing method is used for formulas high in fat?
What type of dough/batter are popovers made from?
What is the best way to pour muffin batter into tins?

48. Eggs
Is the creaming moeth more or less time consuming than the muffin method?
Popovers derive their structure from bread flour and
Procedure - Creaming Method (Muffins - Loaves - Coffee cakes)
When making up muffins you should make sure tins and loaf pans are _______________

49. Overmixing caused irregular shapes - toughness & tunnelling
If you made a batch of muffins that came out of the oven with strange - knobby shapes - what would you expect to be the reason?
This mixing method results in a lumpy batter
When cutting biscuits - why should you space the cuts as closely together as possible?
Why do popovers require more mixing than other quick breads?

50. Formulas use less fat & sugar than rich - oily muffins sold in stores today.
If a biscuit uses creaming method - What is the result?
If loaf breads and coffee cakes have high fat & sugar - can they be mixed more or less?
Examples of batters?
Formulas for muffins and quick loaf breads in this Chapter should be thought of breads and not tea cakes. Why?