Quick Breads Foods II A baked product that is made with a quick-acting leavening agent such as baking powder, baking soda, or steam.
Dec 19, 2015
Quick BreadsFoods II
A baked product that is made with a quick-acting leavening agent such as baking powder, baking soda, or steam.
Quick Bread Mixing Terms
Mixing Term Mixing Definition
Beating Agitating ingredients to incorporate air (paddle).
Blending Mixing 2 or more ingredients together until they have been evenly distributed in mixture (rubber spatula, paddle).
Creaming Combining fat and sugar and vigorously adding air (paddle).
Cutting-In Incorporating a cold solid fat into dry ingredients like flour (pastry blender).
Folding Gently incorporating light ingredients with heavier ones using a fold-over motion (rubber spatula).
Sifting Passing dry ingredients through a wire to remove lumps and add air (sifter).
Whipping Beating ingredients vigorously to add a lot of air (whisk).
Knead Push and fold dough until smooth and elastic in order to develop gluten.
Quick Bread Ingredients
FLOUR(stabilizer)
Fine powder that is left after grinding grain. Provides
structure, strength, nutritional value, and absorption. A
higher protein content results in a higher amount of gluten. Gluten is a protein that when combined with water provides
structure , elasticity, and strength to a dough.
Types of Flour
Type of Flour Flour Description
Bread Flour Hard wheat flour with a high protein content
Cake Flour Soft wheat flour with a low protein content
All Purpose Flour Mixture of hard and soft flour
Self Rising Flour Measured amounts of baking powder and salt
Whole Wheat Flour Unbleached flour that contains more nutritional value
Rye Flour Dark colored flour milled from rye seeds but lacks protein
Misc. Flours Flours made from corn, soybean, rice, barley, oats, millet, quinoa, potatoes, and buckwheat but lack gluten forming properties
CELIAC DISEASE BODY CANNOT ABSORB NUTRIENTS FROM FOODS THAT CONTAIN GLUTEN.
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SUGARS & SWEETNERS
(liquefier)
Add color, texture, and taste to baked goods. Sugar comes
from a variety of plant sources and comes in
different forms.
Types of Sugars Type of Sugar Sugar Description
Granulated Sugar All purpose sugar made of small uniform sized crystals
Turbinado Sugar Please brown sugar that is purified and cleaned through a steaming process before being dried into crystals (sugar in the raw)
Brown Sugar Sugar with more moisture and flavor. Come in both light (3.5 % molasses) and dark (7% molasses) colors
Confectioner’s Sugar A very fine “powdered” sugar
Superfine Sugar A granulated sugar with very small crystals and dissolves quickly
Molasses Dark syrup (with a strong flavor)that is left after sugar cane is processed. The more times processes the more concentrated and caramelized it becomes
Corn Syrup Sweet syrup by adding an enzyme to starch extracted from corn kernels
Honey Sweet thick fluid made by honey bees from flower nectar
Maple Syrup Sweet syrup derived from the sap of maple tress
Egg Functions
Egg’s Function Egg’s Description
Egg’s Protein Provides structure and helps thicken foods
Egg Whites When beaten or whipped air pockets are trapped and helps food rise
Egg’s Yolks Acts as an emulsifier to bind foods together and adds a rich flavor and color to food.
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FATS(liquefier)
An essential ingredient that adds color, richness and
tenderness, improves grain and texture, develops flaky
layers, and improves shelf life of products.
Types of Fats
Type of Fat Fat Description
Butter Made from cream that has a butterfat content of 80%.
Lard 100% pork fat
Shortening A solid fat that went through a process called hydrogenation to change the molecular structure of vegetable oil
Margarine A fat product made from hydrogenated vegetable oils
Oil A fat that remains in a liquid state and are mostly derived from plant sources (corn, vegetable, canola)
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MILK(liquefier)
Provides a smooth, rich flavor in foods. Improves the
texture of dough, supplies moisture, and adds nutritional
value. When the dough is baked containing milk, the
proteins and sugars absorb more moisture, and produce a
softer crust.
Types of Milk
Type of Milk Products Milk Products Description
Milk Liquid form
Dry Milk Dry form that must be reconstituted in water
Soy Milk Liquid form (flavor variation)
Rice Milk Liquid form (flavor variation)
Almond Milk Liquid form (flavor variation)
MILKS ARE NOT CRITICAL TO THE FINISHED PRODUCT…CAN BE SUBSTITUTED WITH WATER
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THICKENING AGENTS
Agents that provide structure and stability to baked goods.
Types of Thickening Agents
Type of Thickening Agents Thickening Agents Description
Cornstarch Most popular and should be mixed with a small amount of cold water.
Arrowroot Derived from a tropical tuber and should be mixed with a small amount of cold water.
Flour Thickening agent that has a protein content that inhibits its ability to thicken items as effectively
Tapioca Derived from the tropical cassava plant (granular or powder form)and has twice the thickening power as flour
Gelatin Flavorless thickening agent made from animal protein (powder or sheet forms) and should be mixed with cold water
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LEAVENING AGENTS
(leavening)
Any ingredient that causes a bakery product to rise.
Leavening is the process by which bakery products rise by
the action of air, steam, chemicals, or yeast.
Types of Leavening AgentsType of Leavening Agents Leavening Agents Description
Baking Powder Chemical leavener that is a combination of baking soda and cream of tartar or sodium aluminum sulfate. Two types are:1.Single-Acting: reacts as soon as it encounters liquid of the batter and must be baked immediately.2.Double-Acting: reacts as soon as it encounters liquid of the batter and reacts while it bakes.**Both release carbon dioxide during the process**
Baking Soda Known as sodium bicarbonate is powerful alkaline chemical leavener that reacts to an acidic (buttermilk, lemon juice, or molasses) dough or batter without the addition of heat by releasing carbon dioxide. Too much causes a yellow color, brown spots, and bitter aftertaste. Loses its strength over a year due to absorption of moisture.
Cream of Tartar Chemical leavener derived from tartaric acid and is combined with baking soda to neutralize each other in order to release carbon dioxide.
Ammonium Bicarbonate Chemical leavener that reacts as soon as heated and doesn’t require a acid or base
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FLAVORINGS(liquefier)
Essential components because of the zest they give to products. Flavorings are divided into 2 categories:
Natural & Artificial
Types of Flavorings
Type of Flavorings Flavorings Description
Salt Helps season the dough and balance sweetness
Extracts Flavorful oil that has been mixed and dissolved with alcohol.
Emulsions An very strong oil that has been mixed with water and an emulsifier
Vanilla Flavor derived from a dark brown pod that grows on a tropical orchid called a vanilla bean
Chocolate Flavoring ingredient made by roasting, skinning, crushing, and grinding cacao beans into a paste called chocolate liquor.
Quick Bread Mixing Methods
Muffin Mixing Method: recipes that include a liquid fat
1. Measure and sift dry ingredients in bowl
2. Combine liquid ingredients in separate bowl
3. Add liquid ingredients to dry mixture (batter should be lumpy)
4. Scoop batter in pan
Biscuit Mixing Method: recipes that include a cold solid fat
1. Sift all dry ingredients together in bowl
2. Cut in fat
3. Add liquid ingredients to dry mixture
4. Knead dough (30-45 seconds…overkneading causes toughness due to too much gluten)
5. Cut into shapes on pan
Did YOU know????
In 1928 a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri was the first to use Otto Rohwedder’s machine that both sliced and wrapped bread. His invention brought him recognition as the
father of “sliced bread.” Prior to this time, people believed that once bread was sliced it
would become stale too quickly.