Quick Breads - PowerPoint & Guided Notes

Quick Breads  I understand how chemical leavening agents work. Objectives I can produce a quick bread. What is a quick A bread that uses a chemical bread? leavening agent to make it rise...

Quick Breads  I understand how chemical leavening agents work. Objectives I can produce a quick bread. What is a quick A bread that uses a chemical bread? leavening agent to make it rise. Examples: Muffins Biscuits and scones Pancakes and waffles Banana, pumpkin, zucchini bread Chemical Leavening Agents What they do: Produce carbon dioxide gas which causes baked goods to rise! How they work: A chemical reaction occurs when you add moisture and/or heat. Examples: Baking soda, baking powder Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda (4 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBw77n7Dsj0 Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVREzVjo0Dk&feature=emb_logo&disable_polymer=true (1 min) Quick Bread Mixing Methods How do I know which mixing method to use?  Mixing The mixing method is dependent Methods on the temperature of the fat being used! Creaming Method Fat: soft, room temperature Creaming: beating the softened fat and sugar together until smooth, to incorporate air After creaming the fat and sugar, add the eggs and other liquids. Then, add the dry ingredients. Examples: Some muffins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVGkQJpDPKA (1:30) Biscuit Method Fat: solid and chilled Fat is cut into the dry ingredients the larger the pieces of fat, the flakier the pastry! Then, liquids are added Lightly stir the dough to combine Examples: Scones biscuits In cooking, “cut in” refers to incorporating cold fat into flour, breaking the fat into smaller pieces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1BtXYlqDgo (30 sec)  Pour the wet ingredients into the center of the Muffin Method dry ingredients. Fat: liquid, like oil or melted butter Liquid ingredients are added to the dry ingredients GENTLY fold the ingredients together Gently fold, Batter should appear lumpy JUST If there are no lumps, the batter is until combine overmixed d. Examples: Pancakes Waffles Some muffins Muffin Mixing Method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSehNNuSS6w 42 seconds In cooking, “folding” or “fold in” means to stir gently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NywzrUJ nmTo  The most common mistake when making quick breads: OVER MIXING! Soft and Tough and delicate chewy  Over mixing leads to → Tunneling Tunneling: Large holes in muffins and cakes caused by overmixing. Properly Improperly mixed mixed muffins muffins --rise evenly --rise unevenly --soft and --have large delicate irregular holes --show no signs --tough and of tunneling chewy