Baking and Pastry - Mastering the Art and Craft Flashcards
What are whole grains?
Grains that have not been milled.
Define Green Flour.
Freshly milled flour that is not suitable for the bakeshop. It has immature proteins that tend to absorb more water and are not elastic.
What colour does freshly milled flour appear to be?
Yellow
What chemicals are sometimes used to replicate the aging and bleaching process in flour?
~ Benzoyl Peroxide
~ Chlorine Dioxide
What is meant by a label on flour that reads “bleached flour”?
This label means that the flour has been chemically aged and bleached.
What are 3 treatments that might be done to flour?
- Aging and Bleaching
- Oxidizing
- Enrichment
What compound is used to oxidize flour? What does it do?
~ Potassium Bromate
~ When potassium bromate is present in flour, product volume increases by 10-15%
True or False - Enriching flour impacts the baking performance of the flour.
False
What nutrients are added in the flour enrichment process?
~ Thiamine ~ Niacin ~ Riboflavin ~ Iron ~ Folic Acid
List 5 types of flour.
~ All-Purpose Flour ~ Bread Flour ~ Cake Flour ~ Clear Flour ~ Durum Flour ~ High-Gluten Flour ~ Pastry Flour ~ Semolina ~ Whole Wheat Flour
What is All-Purpose Flour?
A combination of hard and soft wheat flour milled from the endosperm of the wheat kernel.
What is the protein content in All-Purpose Flour?
8-12%
What is Bread Flour?
A patent flour, made of hard wheat flour made from the endosperm.
What is the protein content of Bread Flour?
11-13%
What is Cake Flour?
Soft wheat flour used for cakes and cookies.
What is the protein content of Cake Flour?
6-9%
What is Clear Flour?
A hard wheat flour made from the endosperm has a darker colour than bread or high-gluten flour. Clear flour is typically used in rye bread.
What is the protein content of Clear Flour?
13-15%
What is Durum Flour?
Flour milled from the endosperm of the durum wheat kernel. It is a hard flour used in bread making.
What is the protein content of Durum Flour?
12-14%
What is High-Gluten Flour?
Flour milled from the entire endosperm. It is used in bagels and hard rolls.
What is the protein content of High-Gluten Flour?
13-14%
What is Pastry Flour used for?
Pastry Flour is often used for pie crust dough, muffins, and some biscuits, as well as pastries.
What is the protein content of Pastry Flour?
8-10%
What is Semolina?
A more coarsely ground durum wheat flour, typically used for making pasta.
What is Whole Wheat Flour?
A hard wheat flour milled from the entire wheat kernel, including the bran and germ.
Why does Whole Wheat Flour turn rancid rapidly?
Due to the high-fat content of the germ.
What is the protein content of Whole Wheat Flour?
14-16%
What is Cracked Wheat?
A coarsely cracked or cut wheat kernel, that includes the bran and germ. It lends texture and flavour to breads.
What is Vital Wheat Gluten?
The insoluble gluten protein extracted from flour during the milling process, which has been dried and ground into a powder.
What is Vital Wheat Gluten used for?
It is used to fortify dough.
List the 4 types of Rye Flour.
- White Rye Flour
- Medium Rye Flour
- Dark Rye Flour
- Pumpernickel
What is the protein content of White Rye Flour?
8-10%