Vocab Level 2. 8.1

Question 1

Strengtheners

Answer 1

Provide stability and ensure that the baked item doesn’t collapse once removed from the oven.

Question 2

Fats/shortenings

Answer 2

make baked goods moist, add flavor, and keep baked irems fresh longer.

Question 3

Sweeteners

Answer 3

include refined sugars, sugar syrups, molasses, brown sugar, corn syrup, honey, and malt syrup.

Question 4

Flavorings

Answer 4

Such as cocoa, spicess, salt, and extracts, affect a baked item’s taste and color.

Question 5

Chemical leaveners

Answer 5

baking powder, baking soda.

Question 6

Organic leaveners

Answer 6

yeast is a microscopic fungus used often in baking. when yeast is mixed with carbohydrates it ferments, or produces carbon dioxide gaas and alcohol.

Question 7

Physical leaveners

Answer 7

Introducing air into the batter is another way to leaven a baked item

Question 8

Thickeners

Answer 8

Things such as corn starch, flour, and eggs. Determine the consistency of the finished product

Question 9

Liquids

Answer 9

Things such as water, milk, cream, eggs, honey, molassers, and butter

Question 10

Additives

Answer 10

things such as food coloring

Question 11

Carmelization

Answer 11

A product containing refined sugars is baked, the heat causes the sugar to turn a light brown color.

Question 12

Extracts

Answer 12

A flavorful oils taken from such foods as vanilla, lemon, and almond. Just a few drops will enhance the flavor of baked goods.

Question 13

Formulas

Answer 13

Standardized recipes for bakery products.

Question 14

Baker’s percentages

Answer 14

In baking, flour always has a proportion of 100 percent, and the percentages of all other ingredients are calculated in relation to flour.

Question 15

Yield

Answer 15

How much of something is produced

Question 16

Sifting

Answer 16

Dry ingredients must be sifted before they are mixed into dough or batter. Sifting adds air to flour, cocoa, and confectioner’s sugar; removes lump; and filters out and impurities.

Question 17

Sweeteners

Answer 17

Adds flavor and color to baked goods. They also help the Shortening bled with other ingredients and make the product soft and tender.