Cooking Lessons Baking and Pastry Fundamentals Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What is the purpose of 'blind baking' a pie crust?
Answer: To pre-bake the crust before adding a filling that requires little or no baking
Blind baking pre-cooks the crust so it stays crisp when filled with custards, fresh fruit, or other fillings that don't need oven time.
Which mixing method involves beating fat and sugar together until light and fluffy to incorporate air?
Answer: Creaming
The creaming method beats butter and sugar together to trap air bubbles, which expand during baking and create a tender, light texture.
What role does baking soda play in a recipe that includes buttermilk?
Answer: It reacts with the acid in buttermilk to produce carbon dioxide, leavening the batter
Baking soda is a base that reacts with acidic ingredients like buttermilk to release CO₂ gas, causing the batter to rise.
In pastry making, what does the term 'lamination' refer to?
Answer: Folding butter into dough repeatedly to create hundreds of thin, flaky layers
Lamination is the technique of folding butter into dough multiple times to build distinct, alternating layers of fat and dough, as in croissants and puff pastry.
What is the ideal internal temperature for a fully baked loaf of bread?
Answer: 190–210°F (88–99°C)
Most bread is fully baked when its internal temperature reaches 190–210°F, at which point the starches have gelatinized and the crumb is set.
What happens to gluten development when fat is added early in a dough or batter?
Answer: Fat coats flour particles and limits gluten formation, resulting in a more tender product
Fat coats flour proteins and water, preventing them from fully bonding and forming long gluten strands, which produces a tender crumb.