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Professional Baking

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creaming method






2. 1. biscuit method 2. muffin method 3. creaming method






3. Formulas use less fat & sugar than rich - oily muffins sold in stores today.






4. Toughness & tunnelling






5. Creaming method






6. Biscuits & scones






7. Muffins - pancakes - waffles - loaf-type or sheet-type quick breads.






8. Mixes ingredients together more evenly/uniformly






9. Loaf breads






10. 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






11. Overmixing can cause toughness. Mix only until dry ingredients become moist!






12. Biscuit method






13. 1. Soft doughs (biscuits - rolled out & cut into shapes) 2. Batters (pour batters & drop batters)






14. Biscuits






15. So you don't waste dough. Minimize leftover scraps.






16. The development of elongated holes inside muffin products






17. Brown evenly






18. Scoop batter from OUTSIDE EDGE of bowl. Do not stir!






19. Tougher






20. 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






21. Fat






22. Very large holes






23. A baked product made of thin batter - leavened only by steam & characterized by large holes/cavities on the inside






24. Only slight - you don't want quick bread too chewy - you want TENDERNESS






25. Method that begins with the blending of fat & sugar (cakes - cookies - etc.)






26. Thin batter






27. Flakier biscuit






28. More time consuming






29. You get very tender biscuits with less volume (not as high)






30. A batter that is liquid enough to be poured






31. Toughness & Tunnelling (the development of elongated holes inside muffin products)






32. Muffins - loaf breads - pancakes






33. Overmixing caused irregular shapes - toughness & tunnelling






34. Corn meal






35. They can be mixed more without becoming tough.






36. 1. scale ingredients 2. sift dry ingredients together 3. cut in fat (until it looks like cornmeal) 4. combine liquid ingredients in separate bowl 5. add to dry ingredients & mix just until soft dough forms (DON'T Overmix!) 6. Bring dough to bench & k






37. Cut into squares of triangles with pastry cutter knife or roller cutters.






38. First with honey. Then with sugarcane. Last with molasses.






39. If the batter was a bread batter - you can make muffins out of it. If it was a muffin batter - you can make bread out of it.






40. A batter too thick to be poured but will drop in lumps from spoon






41. 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.






42. Knead the biscuit method. Muffin method only mix until batter is just moist (it will be lumpy)






43. POPOVERS






44. 1. Sift together dry ingredients 2. combine all liquids - including melted fat 3. Add liquids to dry. Mix only until batter is moist. Will look lumpy. Do Not Overmix! 4. Pan and bake immediately!






45. Toughness & Tunnelling






46. No. Yeast is not used






47. Muffin method






48. Tea cakes






49. Gingerbread!






50. 1. Cream fat - sugar - salt - milk powder 2. Gradually (little by little) add eggs 3. Add water or milk (liquid) 4. Sift together flour & baking powder in separate bowl. 5. Add to liquids & mix to a smooth dough.