Classification of Desserts Flashcards
It is a type of food that is eaten after lunch or dinner, which is usually a sweet food.
Dessert
What are the three importance of desserts?
(1) Aids in proper digestion.
(2) Help balance the nutrients absorbed in the body.
(3) Serve as anti-depressants.
What are the seven desserts?
(1) Baked Dessert
(2) Fried Dessert
(3) Frozen Dessert
(4) Chilled Dessert
(5) Custard and Pudding
(6) Pastries
(7) Miscellaneous Dessert
These are made by putting the ingredients in a hot oven.
Baked Dessert
These are made by using a cooking process called deep frying.
Fried Dessert
It is a large pot filled with oil is heated, and the food is placed.
Deep-fry
These are made by blending the ingredients in a freezer.
Frozen Dessert
These are made without using the oven or the freezer.
Chilled Dessert
These are typically include a thickened dairy base.
Custard and Pudding
These are cooked and thickened with eggs.
Custards
These are thickened with starches.
Puddings
These can take the form of light and flaky bread with an airy texture or unleavened dough with a high fat content.
Pastries
These do not fit nicely into any one category.
Miscellaneous Dessert
Pies, tart, donuts, and croissants are example of what classification of desserts?
Pastries
Ice cream, milk shakes, and sherbet are example of what classification of desserts?
Frozen Dessert
Cakes, muffins, banana and raisin bread, and cookies are example of what classification of desserts?
Baked Dessert