Cookies and Quickbreads

A small sweet cake, typically round and flat and having a crisp or chewy texture is what?

• Muffin

• Cookie

• Scones

• Biscuit

Cookies are crisp when they are low in moisture. What are the other causes of a crisp cookie? Check all that apply

• Low proportion of liquid in the mix

• Large size or thick shape

• High Sugar and fat content

• Baking long enough to evaporate most of the moisture

Softness is the opposite of crispiness, what causes a soft cookie? Check the answer that does not apply?

• Low proportion of liquid in mix

• Low sugar and fat

• Honey, Molasses, corn syrup is used

• Under-baking

Moisture is necessary for chewiness, all chewy cookies are soft, but not all soft cookies are chewy. What causes a chewy cookie? Check all that apply.

• High sugar and liquid content, but low fat content.

• High proportion of eggs

• Strong flour or gluten development.

• Skipping the creaming method

Spread is desirable in some cookies. What prevents a cookie from spreading? Check all that apply.

• High sugar content

• High baking soda or baking powder

• High oven temperature

• Strong flour or activation of gluten

Creaming method is the combination of what two ingredients?

• Sugar and Flour

• Sugar and Butter

• Butter and Flour

• Butter and Eggs

True of False?

The One Stage method is a method of combining all ingredients together.

• True

• False

Combining dry ingredients and fats and mixing until mealy and course, followed by the addition of eggs is what mixing method?

• Sponge

• One Stage

• Two Stage

• Standing

What method Utilizes egg yolk and Sugar mixture to create a meringue?

• Standing

• Sponge

• One Stage

• Creaming

List three types (method) of cookies.

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