Something good is in the oven.
A small batch of baking questions.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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What does kneading help develop in wheat bread dough?
- Fruit pectin
- Gluten structure
- Caramel coloring
- Ice crystals
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Gluten structure
Kneading helps gluten form an elastic network that can hold gas in bread dough.
QUESTION 2 / 10
What is the term for gently mixing a light mixture into a heavier one while keeping air in it?
- Folding
- Grinding
- Boiling
- Kneading
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Folding
Folding uses gentle scooping motions to combine mixtures without knocking out too much air.
QUESTION 3 / 10
What is a meringue mainly made from?
- Egg whites and sugar
- Butter and flour
- Oil and cocoa
- Milk and yeast
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Egg whites and sugar
Meringue is made by whipping egg whites with sugar.
QUESTION 4 / 10
Which ingredient is the main source of chocolate flavor in a plain chocolate cake?
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa
- Vanilla
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Cocoa
Cocoa powder or chocolate gives the cake its chocolate flavor.
QUESTION 5 / 10
What does blind baking mean?
- Baking a pastry shell before adding its filling
- Baking without a timer
- Baking with the oven door open
- Baking without flour
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Baking a pastry shell before adding its filling
Blind baking firms up a pastry shell before a wet or uncooked filling is added.
QUESTION 6 / 10
What tool is used to roll pastry into a sheet?
- Rolling pin
- Ladle
- Colander
- Whisk
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Rolling pin
A rolling pin spreads and flattens dough into an even sheet.
QUESTION 7 / 10
What does zest mean in a lemon cake recipe?
- The colored outer peel
- The white pith
- The seeds
- The juice only
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The colored outer peel
Zest is the thin, aromatic outer part of citrus peel, without the bitter white pith.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Which pastry is made with many alternating layers of dough and fat?
- Shortbread
- Meringue
- Puff pastry
- Sponge cake
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Puff pastry
The layers separate as water turns to steam, giving puff pastry its lift.
QUESTION 9 / 10
What is a bain-marie used for in baking?
- Grinding nuts
- Sifting flour
- Cutting pastry
- Gentle heating in a water bath
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Gentle heating in a water bath
A water bath surrounds a dish with gentler, more even heat.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Which kitchen tool removes lumps from flour by passing it through mesh?
- Spatula
- Peeler
- Sieve
- Tongs
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Sieve
A sieve breaks up lumps as flour passes through its mesh.