20 questions
At what temperature does Salmonella die?
100°F
310°F
136°F
Room temperature
What does flour provide for cookies?
Bulk
Structure
Spread
Tenderness
What can you do if the dough is too sticky?
Knead it for 5 minutes
Start over and make a new batch of dough
Add egg white
Get your hands wet
Define Mise en Place. Choose those that apply.
Everything in its place
Start cooking, gather what you need later
Gather ingredients and tools
Fire up the stove
What does baking soda need to make baked goods rise?
An acid food
Water
Air
Eggs
Baker's percentage allows you to change the yield of the formula without changing the quality of the final product
True
False
What does gluten do?
It adds flavor
It makes bread dough strong and elastic
It adds the acid necessary for baking soda to rise
It adds creaminess to the product
Use this to control the salt in a recipe
Flour
Unsalted butter
Oil
Sugar
What does too many eggs do to the cookies?
It makes them crumbly
It makes the cookies bitter
It makes them gooey
It has no effect
What is a good way to get out eggshell from the cracked egg in a bowl?
Use your fingers
Use an emptied half eggshell
Pour it out
With a wooden spoon
It is the process of production where you fold in pressing it down into itself.
Sifting
Kneading
Mixing
Creaming
What are the two determining factors for the overall texture and look of the cookie?
Butter and sugar
Flour and butter
Eggs and salt
Butter and eggs
What are crescent-shaped, flaky rolls?
Pretzels
Croissants
Muffins
Tarts
Yeast is activated at what temperature?
95°F is the fermentation temperature that yields the best result
Always use cold water
Water must be at least 140°F
The temperature doesn't matter as long as you add water and sugar
When determining the baker's percentage what ingredient always equals 100%?
The total of all the ingredients
The flour
The sugar
None
What is a leavening agent? Choose all that apply.
Air
Baking powder
Yeast
Eggs
Sugar
Baking soda ________________, and baking powder ______________.
rises, doesn't rise
is salty, isn't salty
Lasts, doesn't last
Spreads, puffs
How do you determine if the cookies are done? Choose all that apply
You can smell when they're done!
When the timer goes off
Poke them with a toothpick
Insert the edge of a metal spatula under the edge of a cookie. If it stays flat across the bottom and doesn't break in the middle it's ready.
Yeast is a living organism
True
False
Where do you put warm cookies to cool down?
On the window sill
On a cooling rack
On paper towels
Leave them on the baking sheet