On Baking - Principles of Baking

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A quiz based on the material in the "On Baking" textbook by Labensky, Martel, and Damme.

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Q.1)	What does "emulsify" mean?

A.	Mixing ingredients in a blender.

B.	To combine fat and a liquid into a homogeneous mixture by properly blending ingredients.

C.	To incorporate air into a mixture, which can be done by sifting and mixing or by beating egg whites to a foam.

Q.2)	When bread ingredients are mixed and kneaded, a network of proteins is formed. This gives both strength and structure to baked goods, and determines the volume, texture, and appearance of the final product. What is the proper name for this network of proteins?

Q.3)	This word describes the movement of heat from one item to another via direct contact.

Q.4)	This word describes the process of cooking a liquid until some of it evaporates, reducing its volume. This thickens the liquid and concentrates the taste.

Q.5)	What are the stages of baking?

Mixing

B.	Gases form

C.	Gases are trapped

D.	Starches harden

E.	Starches gelatinize

F.	Proteins coagulate

Fats melt

H.	Water evaporates

I.	Sugars caramelize

J.	Carryover baking

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Q.6)	Gases begin to form as soon as you mix your ingredients together. Carbon dioxide gases continue to form in the oven until what Fahrenheit temperature is reached?

Q.7)	In the context of baking, what does gelatinization mean?

A.	When a mixture of starches and liquid is heated, the starch begins to absorb the moisture, expanding, and contributing to the overall structure of the baked product.

B.	Adding a gelatinous ingredient to a mixture, such as jelly.

C.	To coat a bread product with gelatin.

Q.8)	What is the proper word to describe the irreversible transformation of proteins from a liquid state to a solid state?

Q.9)	What word describes the process of cooking sugars until they break down and darken?

Q.10)	What two words describe the process where sugar breaks down and darkens in the presence of protein and heat?

( 2 words )

Q.11)	What is the fifth taste called?

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