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Pastry & Raising Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classify pastry? | Short crust, Rich short crust, Suet, Rough puff, Puff, Flaky, Choux, Filo |
| What can short crust pastry be used for? | Steak pie or Quiche |
| What can rich short crust pastry be used for? | Fruit tart or Lemon mergingue pie |
| What can suet pastry be used for? | Dumplings or Steamed pudding |
| What can rough puff pastry be used for? | Sausage rolls & chicken pie |
| What can puff pastry be used for? | Croissants & Vol-au-vent |
| What can flaky pastry be used for? | Mince pie & Eccles cakes |
| What can choux pastry be used for? | Éclairs & Profiteroles |
| What can filo pastry be used for? | Spring rolls & Samosas |
| What should you do with ingredients for pastry? | Weigh them accurately |
| What is essential in pastry making? | Coldness, to avoid butter melting |
| What should you avoid? | Over working the pastry |
| What should you introduce in pastry making? | As much air as possible to make it light and fluffy |
| How should you add liquid? | Gradually, too much will make it too sticky |
| After the first 10mins of cooking what should you do? | Reduce the temperature |
| What is the baking blind method? | Baking pastry without any filling |
| What are characteristics of a well made pastry? | Attractive colour, Crispy airy texture, Rich buttery flavour |
| Why has commercial pastry become popular? | Busier lifestyles |
| Classify raising agents ? | Mechanical, Chemical, Biological |
| What is an example of mechanical raising agent? | Air |
| How can you introduce air physically into a mixture? | Sieving, Rubbing, Creaming, Whisking, Folding |
| What is a chemical raising agent? | Chemical reaction between an acid and an alkali. |
| What is the chemical formula for raising agents? | alkali+acid+liquid= CO2 |
| What is an example of chemical raising agent? | Baking powder |
| What is the biological raising agent? | Baker's yeast |
| What is fermentation? | Is the breakdown of carbohydrate by microorganisms to produce CO2, alcohol and energy. |
| What is the 1st stage of fermentation? | Diastase in flour converts starch to maltose |
| What is the 2nd stage of fermentation? | Maltase in yeast converts maltose to glucose |
| What is the 3rd stage of fermentation? | Invertase in yeast converts sucrose to glucose and fructose |
| What is the final stage of fermentation? | Zymase in yeast ferments the glucose and fructose to CO2 and alcohol |
| What happens when baking in the oven? | Yeast is killed, fermentation stops, alcohol CO2 and water evaporates, gluten coagulates |
| What are the 2 types of yeast? | Fresh yeast & Fast action dried yeast |
| What is fresh yeast? | Creamy colour, beer like smell |
| What is fast action dried yeast? | Most popular yeast, granular, sold in individual packets |
| What is Chorleywood processing? | is a process of bread making that involves the addition of vitamin C to the yeast bread mixture |
| What kind of flour should you use in cooking? | Strong flour |
| What should you do with the dough? | You should knead dough thoroughly |