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WorksheetsBaking Equipment and Ingredients
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 40mins
Adds sweetness and flavor to food and helps promote browning in baked goods.
Milk
Vanilla Extract
Sugar
Salt
It is combined with warm water and sugar to form a gas that makes breads and cakes light and airy.
Baking Soda
Yeast
Flour
Baking Powder
An ingredient that produces gas in batters & doughs. It causes the baked good to rise.
Leavening Agent
Fat
Eggs
Gluten
Flour helps form the structure of the dough.
True
False
This type of sugar is used for glazing and icing.
Confectioner's sugar
Muscovado
Granulated sugar
Washed sugar
It has 10-11% protein content and is made from a blend of hard and soft wheat flours, also called the General Purpose Flour or family flour.
cake flour
bread flour
soft flour
all purpose flour
Which flour is used for bread and soft rolls?
Cake Flour
Bread Flour
All-purpose Flour
Durum Flour
What is Baking?
To cook food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven
To cook food by wet heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
To cook food by dry heat with direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven
To cook food by wet heat with direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
What's another name for powdered sugar?
super fine sugar
salt
confectioners sugar
conduction sugar
What is the cheapest ingredient in Baking?
salt
all purpose flour
milk
water
It is sometimes called soft flour. it has 7- 9 % of gluten.
All-purpose Flour
Cake Flour
Bread Flour
Flour
It is a sweet, soluble organic compound that belongs to the carbohydrates group of food. It gives a richer crust color that makes the baked products appetizing.
Flour
Milk
Eggs
Sugar
It is also known as table sugar or as refined sugar.
Sugar
Regular Granulated Sugar
Confectioners Sugar
Brown Sugar
It is added 3 % cornstarch to prevent lumping and caking.
Sugar
Regular Granulated Sugar
Brown Sugar
Confectioners Sugar
It is considered a complete protein. It is also considered one of the most expensive ingredients used in baked products.
Sugar
Milk
Egg
Flour
It is made from plats products such as corn, cottonseed, soybeans, peanuts, and other sources.
Shortening
Oil
Butter
Lard
It is made of fatty milk protein. It contains 80-85 % fat, 10-15% water, and 5% milk solids.
Shortening
Oil
Lard
Butter
It is made from hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Shortening
Margarine
Butter
Oil
It is made of fat from pork. some people prefer ____ to other fats for making pie crust and biscuits because it gives a flakier texture.
Oil
Butter
Margarine
Lard
These are gases that cause the dough to rise. It is a substance use in baking to make the product rise so it becomes light.
Shortening
Leavening Agent
Eggs
Lard
It enhances the flavor of the other ingredients and strengthens the gluten of dough. It also prevents the growth and formation of undesirable bacteria in yeast to raise dough.
Salt
Spices and Seeds
Flavoring
Chocolate
It is the basic ingredient in all baked products like bread, cakes, cookies, biscuits, and pies.
Flour
Egg
Sugar
Milk
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Walnuts
Almonds
Hazelnuts
Peanut
What is this seasoning?
(a)
We can use a spatula or the straight edge of the knife to level the measurement.
True
False
Measuring glass is used to measure dry and liquid ingredients.
True
False
Check if the sugar is lumpy before measuring.
True
False
Helps to unite dry and liquid ingredients in baking.
Salt
Flour
Eggs
Baking soda
MAIN and only function of this ingredient is to help the product rise
Leavening agent
Sugar
Fat
Flour
Adds most of the structure to baked goods.
Leavening agent
Liquid
Sugar
Flour
Strengthens gluten strands but can stunt the growth of yeast
Sugar
Salt
Eggs
Leavening Agent
In baking, every recipe _________.
has flexibility with ingredients and direction
is a scientific formula
is simplistic
can be made within one hour
This chemical leavening agent must be activated by acidity and liquid to provide the proper rise.
baking powder
yeast
eggs
baking soda
One of the only ingredients that provides browning to baked goods.
Sugar
Salt
Flour
Leavening Agents
Cakes, cookies, and quick breads want _______.
very little gluten development
high fat/salt content
a lot of gluten development
oven heat over 450 degrees
This type of sweetener is a mixture of sugar and water. It is used to moisten cakes, make sauces, and even added into beverages.
Molasses
Honey
Corn syrup
Simple sugar
What kind of sugar is refined with some added molasses?
Simple syrup
Sugar cubes
Brown sugar
Powdered/Confectioners sugar
This type of flour is made from the whole wheat grain without any additional ingredients or any parts being removed during the milling process.
White
Wheat germ
Wholemeal
None of these
Self-rising flour has which of the following added? (HINT you may check more than one box!)
Chemical leavener
A touch of sugar
Salt
Powdered milk
Which of the following flours has the highest gluten content?
All-purpose
Cake
Bread
Pastry
What tool should be used to cut fat into flour when using the biscuit method?
wooden spoon
pastry blender
whisk
hands
Which of the following is NOT a leavener?
Baking powder
Baking soda
Eggs
Salt
Which of the following will cause baking soda to react?
Milk
Flour
Buttermilk
Water
When baking soda and baking powder are activated, carbon dioxide is created.
True
False
Breads and Yeast Breads is....
What is the most accurate way to measure in baking?
Weight
Volume
I have no clue
None of these
When measuring flour you should pack the cup.
True
False
You should always read the whole recipe ahead of time to be sure you understand what you need to do.
True
False
Dry ingredients should be leveled off with a straight-edge when measuring them.
True
False
What ingredients would you sift before measuring?
Flour
Confectioners Sugar
Sugar
Salt
Use measuring spoons when measuring is less than _____.
1/4 c
1/2 c
1 c
1 T
The curved upper surface of a liquid in a container is called the meniscus.
True
False
What ingredient would you spoon into a dry measuring cup and level?
Sugar
Flour
Brown Sugar
Shortening
When measuring liquids you should be sure to look at the measurement at (a) level before you're done.
What ingredients would you pack into a dry measuring cup before leveling?
Molasses
Shortening
Brown Sugar
Flour
Which leavener would you need to add an acid to the recipe for the chemical reaction to occur?
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Yeast
Eggs
To measure 1/2 an egg you must first beat the egg lightly and then measure about half with a spoon.
True
False
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