Ingredients Flashcards
Common linking virtually to all desserts
Sugar
Used in most recipe
Granulated sugar
Best for meringue and some cakes because it dissolves more easily
Castor sugar
Mostly used for dusting the tops of dessert
Confectioner’s sugar
Commonly used in hot sauce as it produce lovely rich caramel
Brown sugar
Used to set many cold moulded dessert, used to set cream and mousses
Gelatine
May be plain or flavoured and coloured effect
Gelatine
May be mixed with flavoring, sugar, cream milk (custard) may be whisk with hot water(sabayon)
Egg yolk
When raw eggs are beaten air is trapped in the mixture in the form of bubbles
Egg whites
Egg whites beaten with what will support Soufflés and mousses
Soff peaks
Egg whites beaten to what is suitable for meringue
Firm peaks
Should be fresh and grade quality
Egg whites
A pinch of whT will help egg whites to whip up better
Salt
Used as decorations or accompaniment for both cold and hot dessert
Cream
Simple mixture of flour and water used to make crepes and pancakes also used to coat fritters
Batter