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review Leavening

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lily is baking a loaf of bread and notices that the dough is rising as it bakes. What is the process called that makes baked goods rise?

a)

the process that makes things level

b)

the process of leavening

c)

the process of levitation

d)

all of the above

2.

Aria is preparing a cake and wants to use physical leavening to incorporate air into the batter. What methods can she use?

a)

physical changes

b)

whisking

c)

steam

d)

all of the above

3.

Sophia is baking bread at home and wants it to rise naturally. She decides to use biological leavening, which relies on ___ to incorporate air into her dough.

a)

whisking

b)

neutralization reaction

c)

a living organism

d)

all of the above

4.

Ava is baking a cake and wants it to rise without using yeast. She decides to use chemical leavening. Chemical leavening relies on ___ to incorporate air into dough or batter.

a)

whisking

b)

neutralization reaction

c)

a living organism

d)

all of the above

5.

Jackson is baking cookies and the recipe calls for baking soda. What type of ingredient should Jackson look for to help ensure the cookies turn out well?

a)

A. Water

b)

B. Base

c)

C. Acid

d)

D. Salt

e)

E. All of the above

6.

Noah is preparing a cake and wants to make sure he uses the correct ingredients for baking powder. Baking powder ingredients include_____

a)

A. Starch fillers

b)

B. Acids

c)

C. Baking soda

d)

D. All of the above

e)

E. None of the above

7.

Anika is baking a cake and wants it to be light and fluffy. She uses a chemical leavener in her recipe. What gas does the chemical leavener produce to lighten her baked goods?

a)

A. Carbon Dioxide

b)

B. Carbon monoxide

c)

C. Helium Diglyceride

d)

D. Hydrogen peroxide

e)

E. sulfur dioxide

8.

While baking a loaf of bread, Michael observes the changes happening inside the oven. The baking process he witnesses is BEST summarized as ___.

a)

acids and basic ingredients balancing each other's effects

b)

water softening and mixing starches

c)

hot air stretching a protein frame work

d)

heat coagulating protein foams

9.

Emma is baking pumpkin bread for her family. She notices that the recipe calls for baking powder instead of yeast, and the bread rises quickly in the oven. Pumpkin bread is described as a quick bread because ___.

a)

there is no yeast

b)

they rely on chemical leaveners

c)

they rise quickly

d)

all of these

10.

Olivia is baking a cake and uses baking soda (a base) and vinegar (an acid) as ingredients. She notices that when she mixes them, bubbles form in the batter. The neutralization reaction between acids and bases is used as a chemical leavening agent because the reaction produces carbon dioxide and water.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Isla is baking a cake and accidentally adds too much baking powder. What might happen to her cake?

a)

a. the cake rises too much

b)

b. the cake tastes salty

c)

c. the cake doesn't rise at all

d)

both a and b

12.

Sophia is baking cream puffs in her kitchen. She notices that the dough rises and becomes light and airy as it bakes. This happens because steam acts as a physical leavening agent.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Nora is preparing brownies for a bake sale and notices that the recipe doesn't call for yeast. She wonders why brownies are considered a quick bread. Brownies are described as a quick bread because ___.

a)

there is no yeast

b)

they rely on chemical leaveners

c)

they rise quickly

d)

all of these

14.

Emma is learning to make popovers and reads that a Pour batter requires a ___ ratio of flour to liquid. Some batters are easy to pour, some are not. What is the correct ratio for a Pour batter, like popovers?

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

6:1

15.

Michael is following a recipe that calls for a drop batter. He needs to know the correct ratio of flour to liquid. What ratio should he use?

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

6:1

16.

Ethan is baking sugar cookies for a party. He wants to make a stiff dough that can be rolled and cut with a cookie cutter. How many times the amount of flour as liquid should Ethan use to make sure the dough can withstand lots of handling?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

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