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Test 2
Study Questions for Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or False: the Muffin Mixing Method is the incorporation of all the ingredients at once. | False. Wet and dry ingredients are first mixed separately and the combined. |
| What is an emulsion? | The combining of two unmixable ingredients. |
| True or False: A roux is made of a vegetable starch and a fat. | False. Its made of flour and a fat |
| You should never ________________ a liaison or it will _______________. | Boil, curdle. |
| In order to use cream as a thickener it must be reduced by... | 1/4 |
| What is lecithin | the substance in egg yolks that acts as a thickener |
| Starches must be what to be fully activated? | Boiled |
| What is a slurry? | Equal parts water and vegetable starch that gets mixed together and added to a liquid |
| Name 3 of the 5 mother sauces | Bechamel, Espagnole, Tomato, Veloute, Hollandaise |
| What does Veloute mean? | Velvety |
| Which Mother sauce is used to make macaroni and cheese? | Bechamel |
| Name the French Chef who is responsible for naming the 5 mother sauces | Auguste Escoffier |
| True or False: Herbs are the fragrant leaves of plants | True |
| True or False: Bark of certain plants can be used as a spice | True |
| Name two forms in which herbs can be used | Fresh or Dried |
| This seasoning was the reason for exploration in the 1500's - 1700's | Spices |
| Besides seasoning for food, what were herbs and spices originally used for? | Medicine, spiritual ceremonies, food preservation |
| What three grains account for the world's grain harvest? | Corn, Rice, Wheat |
| True or False: The 2 subcategories of grains are unprocessed and organic? | False: they are refined and whole grain |
| What are the three main parts of a grain | Endosperm, Bran, and Germ |
| Refined grains have what parts removed? | Bran and Germ |
| True or False: Refined grains are much healthier than whole? | False |
| Name 5 grains: | Rice, Wheat, Corn, Quinoa, Oats, Barley, Rye Farro, Millet |
| What four ingredients do you need to make bread: | Flour, salt, yeast, water |
| True or False: The more you stir a mixture with gluten in it, the softer it will be after its baked | False: |
| This type of flour has the most gluten in it | Bread |
| 00 Flour is used most commonly to make these two foods | pasta, pizza |
| Name 3 gluten free flours | rice, almond, buckwheat, coconut, millet, oat |
| Name three types of leaveners | physical, chemical, and biological |
| This sweetener makes cookies chewy | brown sugar |