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baking and cooking review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Date
1.

How can you tell if your cake is done?

a)

A toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean when removed

b)

A cake slightly pulls away from th edge of the pan when it's done

c)

Lightly tap your finger on the surface of the cake; the indentation will pop back up if the cake is done.

d)

There is no way to tell if a cake is done except timing it

2.

Placing a cooking rack on top of the cake pan and flipping the two together upside down. The cake pan then lifts off and leaves the cake sitting on the rack. This method is called

a)

inversion

b)

two-stage method

c)

leavening

d)

shortened

3.

To bake means to

a)

cook in dry heat in an oven

b)

cover with a lid to trap the moisture as it is trying to evaporate

c)

provide moisture and allow gluten to develop

d)

add air as beaten egg whites are folded into a batter

4.

Liquid and flour provide

a)

structure

b)

strength

c)

heat

d)

sweetness

5.

Flour and eggs are known as

a)

structures

b)

strengtheners

c)

sweeteners

d)

developers

6.

The most common liquids used in baking are

a)

milk

b)

water

c)

honey

d)

cream

7.

The flour with the highest gluten content is

a)

bread flour

b)

all purpose flour

c)

cake flour

d)

pastry flour

8.

Gluten is the protein found in

a)

flour

b)

sugar

c)

baking soda

d)

baking powder

9.

People with celiac disease have a/an

a)

gluten sensitivity

b)

lactose inteolerance

c)

egg allergy

10.

leavening agents cause food to

a)

rise

b)

sweeten

c)

strengthen

d)

solidify

11.

The creaming method

a)

adds air as fat and sugar are creamed together

b)

adds air as beaten egg whites are folded into a batter

c)

simply combines together and blends all ingredients

d)

combines melter or liquid fat with the dry ingredients first

12.

In baking, fat adds

a)

richness

b)

flavor

c)

tenderness

d)

sweetness

13.

The most popular sweetener in baking is

a)

granulated sugar

b)

powdered sugar

c)

molasses

d)

brown sugar

14.

In the standard baking procedure of the creaming method, flavorings are added

a)

last by hand

b)

first by hand

c)

first by electric mixer

d)

last by electric mixer

15.

The foaming method is used when baking a cake with a lighter texture such as

a)

angel food cakes

b)

cupcakes

c)

brownies

d)

ice cream cakes

16.

Cakes made by the straight dough method are

a)

moist or sticky

b)

dry and crumbly

c)

fine with a moist crumb

d)

light in texture

17.

Doughs and batters made by the two-stage method have more

a)

sugar than flour

b)

flour than sugar

c)

fat than sugar

d)

liquid than flour

18.

Icing, frosting, and glaze

a)

provide a protective coating

b)

contribute flavor and richness

c)

imrove appearance

d)

save the appearance of your pan

19.

Cookies made from a soft dough dropped from a spoon

a)

drop

b)

bagged

c)

rolled

d)

bar

20.

A cake that is shaped into a distinctive ridged ring

a)

bundt

b)

coffeecake

c)

Boston cream pie

d)

black forest cake

21.

How many fluid ounces is one Gallon?

a)

128 fluid ounces

b)

164 Fluid ounces

c)

2 fluid ounces

d)

1675 fluid ounces

22.

Which buttercream involves a meringue?

a)

German buttercream

b)

Italian buttercream

c)

Turkish buttercream

d)

American buttercream

23.

How many grams are in 1 ounce?

a)

28.35

b)

24.85

c)

1 pound

d)

1000

24.

What is gluten?

a)

The devils wheat

b)

A substance found in dairy products to provide strength and flavor in icecream.

c)

A mixture of 2 proteins that are found in cereal grains and wheat.

d)

A power source for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

25.

Which icecream using egg yolks?

a)

Butter Pecan

b)

Cookies and Cream

c)

Philadelphia vanilla

d)

French Vanilla

26.

What method of mixing do you use to make pie dough?

a)

The creaming method

b)

The cutting method

c)

The tossing method

d)

The blending method

27.

How much does one cup of flour weigh?

a)

2 ounces

b)

5.24 ounces

c)

1.54 ounces

d)

4.25 ounces

28.

What kind of heat transfer do standard ovens use?

a)

induction

b)

Conjunction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

29.

What are the 5 flavors?

a)

Salty, crunchy, sour, umami, dense

b)

Sour, eggy, fishy, bitter, sweet

c)

Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

d)

savory, salty, crunchy, dry, sweet

30.

What is caramelization?

a)

When sugar browns

b)

When sugar crystalizes

c)

When you burn salt

d)

The process of extracting gluten from inverted sugars

31.

This ingredient's purpose is to provide structure to a baked good.

a)

Eggs

b)

Sweeteners

c)

Leaveners

d)

Flours

e)

Flavors

32.

The difference between flours is...

a)

Amount of the ingredient

b)

The amount of wheat

c)

The amount of gluten

d)

Where it is grown

33.

This ingredient helps baked goods raise.

a)

Flour

b)

Sweetener

c)

Leaveners

d)

Flavorings

34.

Sweetener helps to "sweeten" a product

a)

True

b)

False

35.

This ingredient helps a baked good rise.

a)

Flours

b)

Sweeteners

c)

Leaveners

d)

Salt

36.

This ingredient helps thicken and emulsify sauces and custards, they add moisture to cakes and other baked goods, and can even act as glue

a)

Flours

b)

Sweeteners

c)

Leaveners

d)

Eggs

37.

When you combine fats (such as butter) and sugars is known as;

a)

Creaming

b)

Blending

c)

Beating

d)

Whipping

38.

Very gently incorporating ingredients such as whipped cream or eggs with dry ingredients or batter generally using a Spatula.

a)

Whipping

b)

Beating

c)

Creaming

d)

Folding

39.

Name this pan

a)

Angel Food Cake Pan

b)

Bundt Pan

c)

Springform Pan

d)

9x13

40.

Name this pan

a)

Bundt

b)

Springform

c)

square

d)

9x13

41.

Identify the following tool

a)

Bench scraper

b)

Pastry blender

c)

Specialty knife

d)

Baking Square

42.

Identify this tool

a)

Masher

b)

Pastry blender

c)

Wire whip

d)

Stir spoon

43.

When preparing a pan, you place a "baking paper" on it.

a)

Wax paper

b)

Parchment paper

c)

You can't prepare a pan with paper on it. It will burn!

d)

Foil

44.

You can "grease a pan with which of the following:

a)

Pan spray

b)

Butter

c)

Shortening

d)

Oil

45.

When preparing a cake pan, it is best to grease and flour.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What is the function of flour in a baked good?

a)

enhances flavor

b)

provides structure

c)

emulsifies the fat and liquid

d)

caramelizes

47.

Butter...

a)

is an emulsion of a fat and a liquid

b)

enhances flavor in a baked good

c)

provides structure to a baked good

d)

makes baked goods rise when heated

48.

Baking soda needs ________ in order to activate.

a)

flour

b)

sugar

c)

salt

d)

acid

49.

Egg yolk does two things:

a)

enhances flavor and gives structure

b)

adds fat and adds flavor

c)

adds richness and emulsifies

50.

White sugar and molasses makes...

a)

brown sugar

b)

caramel

c)

cinnamon sugar topping

d)

apple crumble topping

51.

What is the function of salt?

a)

provides structure

b)

enhances flavor

c)

makes baked products rise

d)

binds ingredients together

52.

When you beat a fat and sugars together to make a paste, it is called....

a)

mince

b)

beating

c)

creaming

d)

mixing

53.

The browning of food is caused by what reaction?

a)

Emulsification

b)

Baking at 200 degrees F

c)

Kneading

d)

Maillard

54.

Caramelization is when sugars break completely, this happens between _______ and _______ degrees Fahrenheit.

a)

212-300

b)

41-135

c)

356 - 390

55.

The egg white contains coiled up _________ that binds together and becomes firm.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

fat

c)

gluten

d)

protein

56.

What is BAKING?

a)

Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

b)

Food cooked quickly above a heat source in a skillet or on a metal grate.

c)

Foods cooked by vapors from boiling water.

d)

Cooking food quickly in a hot pan with little fat.

57.

What is BOILING?

a)

To quickly cook food directly under a heat source.

b)

Food cooked in fat

c)

To cook food in water that has reached its highest possible temperature of 212°F.

d)

Using radiation and waves of energy that move water and fat molecules in order to cook foods.

58.

What is BROILING?

a)

Using radiation and waves of energy that move water and fat molecules in order to cook foods.

b)

Food is completely covered in oil or fat to be cooked

c)

To cook food in water that has reached its highest possible temperature of 212°F.

d)

To quickly cook food directly under a heat source.

59.

What is GRILLING?

a)

Food cooked quickly above a heat source in a skillet or on a metal grate over a fire.

b)

Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

c)

To quickly cook food directly under a heat source.

d)

Foods cooked by vapors from boiling water.

60.

What is ROASTING?

a)

Food that cooked by hot air, uncovered, usually in an oven. Similar to baking, but used to cook meats and vegetables.

b)

To cook food in water that has reached its highest possible temperature of 212°F.

c)

Food cooked quickly above a heat source in a skillet or on a metal grate.

d)

Food cooked in fat

61.

What is SAUTEING?

a)

Food cooked in an ungreased skillet

b)

Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

c)

Food is completely covered in oil or fat to be cooked

d)

Cooking food quickly in a hot pan with little fat.

62.

What is STEAMING?

a)

Foods cooked by vapors from boiling water.

b)

Food is fried in a small amount of oil at a high temperature, then covered for the last few minutes to steam the food.

c)

Food cooked in an ungreased skillet

d)

Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

63.

Which is a type of cooking method?

a)

dry heat methods

b)

moist heat methods

c)

combination methods

d)

all of the above

64.

Steaming is which type of cooking method?

a)

dry heat method

b)

moist heat method

c)

combination method

65.

Stewing is considered what type of cooking method?

a)

dry heat method

b)

moist heat method

c)

combination method