Baking Terminologies PDF

Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 1 of 50  All-purpose flour heat flour milled from hard wheat or a blend of soft and hard wheat. Used in homes for some yeast breads, quick breads, cakes, cookies, pastries and n...

Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 1 of 50  All-purpose flour heat flour milled from hard wheat or a blend of soft and hard wheat. Used in homes for some yeast breads, quick breads, cakes, cookies, pastries and noodles. All-purpose flour may be bleached or unbleached Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 2 of 50  Bake to cook in an oven with dry heat. The oven should always be preheated for 10 to 15 minutes before baking. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 3 of 50  Batter mixture of flour, liquid, and other ingredients that is thin enough to pour Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 4 of 50  Beat To thoroughly combine ingredients and incorporate air with a rapid, circular motion. This may be done with a wooden spoon, wire whisk, rotary eggbeater, electric mixer, or food processor. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 5 of 50  Boil To heat a liquid until bubbles rise continually to the surface and break Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 6 of 50  Butter is comprised of 80 percent milk fat and 20 percent milk solids and water. It is created through churning cream into a semi-solid, and it can be salted or unsalted. Bakers use butter on account of its flavor and its facility for creating crispness, flaky layers, flavors, tenderness, and a golden-brown color Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 7 of 50  Cake Flour is a low-protein flour that is silky and fine in texture that can be used for pastries, cakes, cookies, and certain breads Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 8 of 50  Caramelize To heat sugar until it is melted and brown. Caramelizing sugar gives it a distinctive flavor. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 9 of 50  Chill To place in the refrigerator to lower a foods temperature. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 10 of 50  Chop To cut into small pieces using a sharp knife, appliance, or scissors Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 11 of 50  Cocoa Powder Fermented, roasted, dried, and cracked cacao beans can be made into an unsweetened powder called cacao powder Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 12 of 50  Combine To combine ingredients is to mix them together. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 13 of 50  Confectioner’s/Powdered Sugar a granulated sugar crushed into a fine powder and combined with cornstarch. Only about 3 percent of the final product is cornstarch, which helps prevent the confectioners’ sugar from clumping. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 14 of 50  Cool To come to room temperature. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 15 of 50  Cooling Rack a rectangular grid made of thick wire with “feet” or “legs” to raise it off the countertop and allow cooler air to circulate all around the finished good. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 16 of 50  Cream To beat one or more ingredients, usually margarine or butter, sugar, and/or eggs, until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 17 of 50  Crimp To seal the edges of two layers of dough with the tines of a fork or your fingertips Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 18 of 50  Cut in To distribute solid fat throughout the dry ingredients using a pastry blender, fork, or two knives in a scissors motion Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 19 of 50  Dash A measurement less than ⅛ teaspoon Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 20 of 50  Dissolve to dissolve is to mix a dry substance into a liquid until the solids have all disappeared. Fore example, bakers can dissolve sugar into water, yeast into water, and more. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 21 of 50  Dough A soft, thick mixture of flour, liquids, fat, and other ingredients. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 22 of 50  Dot To distribute small amounts of margarine or butter evenly over the surface of pie filling or dough Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 23 of 50  Dry Ingredients Dry ingredients are those recipe ingredients that are dry and might need to be blended before they are added to another kind of mixture in the recipe. Dry ingredients can include sugar, salt, baking cocoa, spices, flour, and herbs. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 24 of 50  Dust To sprinkle lightly with sugar, flour, or cocoa. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 25 of 50  Egg Wash An egg wash is a mixture that gives a rich color or gloss to the crust of a baked good when it is brushed on the unbaked surface o the product. It is made from combining one whole egg, egg white, or egg yolk with one tablespoon cold milk or water. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 26 of 50  Fermentation is the chemical change in a food during the baking process in which enzymes leavens a dough and helps add flavor. In baking it is the first stage in which bread dough is allowed to rise before being shaped. Fermenting agents include yeast and other bacteria and microorganisms. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 27 of 50  Fold in To gently combine a heavier mixture with a more delicate substance, such as beaten egg whites or whipped cream, without causing a loss of air. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 28 of 50  Glaze To coat with a liquid, thin icing, or jelly before or after the food is cooked. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 29 of 50  Grate To shred with a handheld grater or food processor. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 30 of 50  Grease To rub fat on the surface of a pan or dish to prevent sticking. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 31 of 50  Grind To produce small particles of food by forcing food through a grinder. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 32 of 50  Knead To fold, push and turn dough or other mixture to produce a smooth, elastic texture. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 33 of 50  Leavening refers to the production of a gas in a dough batter using an agent like baking powder, yeast, baking soda, or even eggs. Leavening agents work via the production of carbon dioxide in the dough, and long ago these agents were also known as “lifters.” Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 34 of 50  Lukewarm A temperature of about 105°F, which feels neither hot nor cold. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 35 of 50  Melt To melt is to heat an otherwise solid food until it achieves liquid form. In baking, sugar, butter, and chocolate are often melted. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 36 of 50  Milk Chocolate Milk chocolate is made up of a sweetened dark chocolate combined with other milk solids. At least 10 percent of the product will be chocolate liquor, and the milk solids will comprise at least 12 percent of the final product. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 37 of 50  Mix To stir together two or more ingredients until they are thoroughly combined. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 38 of 50  Mix until just moistened To combine dry ingredients with liquid ingredients until the dry ingredients are thoroughly moistened but the mixture is still slightly lumpy. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 39 of 50  Nuts Nuts are the dry fruits of legumes, seeds, or trees Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 40 of 50  Preheat to preheat an oven is to heat an empty oven to the proper temperature for the recipe before the food product is placed within it. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 41 of 50  Proof/Prove To allow yeast dough to rise before baking. Or to dissolve yeast in a warm liquid and set it in a warm place for 5 to 10 minutes until it expands and becomes bubbly. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 42 of 50  Punch Down reference to bread dough describes the point at which a dough has doubled in its size or when a marked dent is visible after two fingers are lightly pressed into the dough about half of an inch. Punching down a dough can be achieved via touching the dough with the fingers, making a fist, and pushing it down into the center of the dough before pulling the dough edges into the center and turning the dough over. After doing this, cover the dough and let it rest or rise again before it is shaped into a loaf. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 43 of 50  Refrigerate To chill in the refrigerator until a mixture is cool or until dough is firm. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 44 of 50  Softened Margarine, butter, ice cream, or cream cheese that is in a state soft enough for easy blending, but not melted Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 45 of 50  Soft peaks Egg whites or whipping cream beaten to the stage where the mixture forms soft, rounded peaks when the beaters are removed. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 46 of 50  Sprinkle To sprinkle is to scatter small particles of toppings or sugars over a surface like cake, bread, frosting, and more. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 47 of 50  Stiff peaks Egg whites beaten to the stage where the mixture will hold stiff, pointed peaks when the beaters are removed. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 48 of 50  Stir To combine ingredients with a spoon or whisk using a circular motion. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 49 of 50  Whip to beat rapidly with a wire whisk or electric mixer to incorporate air into a mixture in order to lighten and increase the volume of the mixture. Dark Brown Elegant Overlay Bakery Facebook Cover Page 50 of 50