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Culinary Art
Undergraduate 1
05/20/2011

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Term
Sugar has a ________?_________ effect on guten.
Definition
Tenderizing
Term
Staling is caused primarily by changes in the ________ content of bakes goods.
Definition
Starch (Staling is when bread goes stale.
Term
Browning of a crust is due to what two things?
Definition
a) Maillard reaction and
b) carmelization of sugars
Term
The process in which starch granules absorb water, swell in size, and break open to release individual starch molecules.
Definition
Gelatinization
Term
Which of the following products is produced from a soft dough? popovers, muffins, biscuits, scots
Definition
biscuits and scones
Term
Gluten development in quick breads should be minimized or maximized. Why?
Definition
Should be minimized in order to avoid toughness.
Term
Popovers are different from other quick breads bc they're a)mixed well to produce gluten, b)are leavened only by steam and
Definition
c) are made with bread flour and a high percentage of eggs.
Term
What are the signs that a muffin batter is overmixed?
Definition
irregular shapes
tough product and
there is tunneling
Term
The advantage of the muffin method is that it is fast and easy.
Definition
The disadvantage of the muffin method is that overmixing can produce toughness.
Term
A _______ can be used to shape French baguettes
Definition
molder
Term
An oven in which loaves are baked directly on the floor of the oven is a
Definition
Deck or a hearth oven.
Term
The amount of water needed to make a dough of the desired stiffness is determined by the
Definition
absorbtion ratio of the flower.
Term
What is in an autolyse?
Definition
Flour and water only.
Term
Autolyse is beneficial because
Definition
it improves the gluten structure of the bread.
Term
True bagels are made from what kind of flour?
Definition
high gluten flour.
Term
Fougasse
Definition
-you cut completely through the dough before baking it.
-if you look at the bread, it has holes through it.
Term
What kind of bread is usually braided?
Definition
Challah
Term
Compared to lean doughs, a RICH DOUGH contains:
Definition
a) a higher proportion of fat
b) a lower proportion of sugar
c) a lower proportion of eggs.
Term
Why are most rich doughs mixed with the sponge method?
Definition
The high percentage of fat & sugar in these doughs inhibits fermentation & in the sponge method, most of the FERMENT has already taken place b4 the fat & sugar is added.
Term
What is created when many layers of fat are sandwiched betwee many layers of dough in rolled in dough?
Definition
Flakiness
Term
Why is it important not to over mix rolled-in doughs?
Definition
The rolling-in process continues to develop the gluten.
Term
Temperature is particularly important in the production of rich doughs because
Definition
butter that is either too cold or too warm is hard to work with AND the dough can become overproofed if it becomes too warm.
Term
Another name for a Danish twist is
Definition
an apricot pinwheel.
Term
What attachment do you grab when using the creaming method?
Definition
a paddle.
Term
High level of gluten for structure
Definition
Bread Flour
Term
Medium gluten and starch
Definition
Pastry flour
Term
High starch but has no gluten
Definition
Rye Flour
Term
A flour that has almost no gluten
Definition
Cake Flour
Term
Which of the following flours is the strongest? patent bread flour, pastry, pumpernickel or cake?
Definition
Patent bread flour
Term
Clear flour is normally used to make which of the following baked goods? pie dough, rye bread, white sandwich bread
Definition
rye bread
Term
What are the functions of sugar in baked goods?
Definition
It increases keeping qualities.
It helps develop crust color.
It provides food for yeast.
Term
Diastase is
Definition
-enzyme found in some types of malt syrup
-an enzyme found in most wheat flour
-an enzyme that turns starch into sugar.
Term
You can use baking soda as a leavening agent if the formula also contains _________________?________.
Definition
Buttermilk
Term
Salt is used in bread making because it
Definition
-improves flavor
-conditions gluten
-slows yeast action
Term
When using milk in baked goods, why do you heat it to a simmer and then cool b4 using?
Definition
Because milk has an enzyme in it that interferes with gluten development.
Term
Walls of air cells in doughs are made primarily of
Definition
-gluten proteins and
-egg albumin proteins
Term
Add too much leavening to a cake batter is likely to make the cake ___________.
Definition
Dense.
Term
For best gluten development, most bread doughs should be mixed at a temperature of
Definition
70 - 80 degrees.
Term
Do any of these flours contain enough gluten to form an elastic dough for yeast breads? rye, buckwheat, or spelt
Definition
NO.
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