Cooking Terminologies Quiz

What does it mean to cream in cooking?

• To spread a liquid coating on a food

• To cover a food with a coating of crumbs

• To soften and blend until smooth and light

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

How do you form a standing edge on a pastry, such as pie crust, before baking?

• To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning

• To beat rapidly with a rotary beater

• To mix solid shortening with flour

• To form a scalloped edge with fingers or a fork

What does it mean to baste in cooking?

• To cover with boiling water and let stand without additional heating

• To spread, brush, or pour liquid over food while it is cooking

• To heat a liquid to just below the boiling point

• To combine thoroughly two or more ingredients

How do you knead dough in cooking?

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To combine a delicate mixture with a more solid material

• To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning

• To beat rapidly with a rotary beater

What does it mean to dredge in cooking?

• To cover a food with a dry ingredient such as flour or sugar

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To rub shortening, fat, or oil on the cooking surface of bakeware

• To spread a liquid coating on a food

How do you whip in cooking?

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To combine thoroughly two or more ingredients

• To beat rapidly with a rotary beater

• To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning

What does it mean to scald in cooking?

• To spread, brush, or pour liquid over food while it is cooking

• To cover with boiling water and let stand without additional heating

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To heat a liquid to just below the boiling point

How do you fold-in in cooking?

• To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning

• To combine a delicate mixture with a more solid material

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To beat rapidly with a rotary beater

What does it mean to brush in cooking?

• To rub shortening, fat, or oil on the cooking surface of bakeware

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To spread a liquid coating on a food

• To cover a food with a coating of crumbs

How do you cut-in in cooking?

• To mix solid shortening with flour

• To mix with a circular motion of a spoon

• To combine thoroughly two or more ingredients

• To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning