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Baking Trivia
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What is the process of working dough with your hands called?
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What country is baklava from?
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What is the main ingredient in bread?
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What ingredient makes cookies chewy?
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What is the outer layer of bread called?
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What is a French pastry chef called?
🟡medium
What is the ideal temperature for yeast to activate?
🔴hard
What is the optimal ratio for French buttercream?
🟢easy
What gives chocolate chip cookies their chips?
🟡medium
What does 'tempering' chocolate mean?
🟡medium
What is the Maillard reaction?
🔴hard
What is the ideal temperature for baking sourdough?
🟢easy
What is choux pastry used for?
🔴hard
What is the optimal temperature for proofing bread dough?
🔴hard
What is the staling process in bread called?
🟢easy
What is a croissant?
🟡medium
What temperature should butter be for creaming?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of a bain-marie in baking?
🟢easy
What is proofing?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of transglutaminase?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of reducing agents in baking?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of salt in bread?
🟢easy
What does yeast help dough do?
🟢easy
What is the difference between frosting and icing?
🟢easy
What is baking soda also called?
🟢easy
What is puff pastry known for?
🟡medium
What is the ratio of flour to fat in pâte brisée?
🟢easy
What is a scone?
🟢easy
What is the purpose of sifting flour?
🔴hard
What is gelatinization temperature for wheat starch?
🔴hard
What is the Chorleywood process?
🔴hard
What is the optimal hydration percentage for ciabatta?
🟢easy
What is fondant?
🔴hard
What is the Alveograph test?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of methylcellulose in gluten-free baking?
🟡medium
What flour is best for French macarons?
🟢easy
What tool is used to flatten dough?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of amylase in baking?
🟡medium
What is the window pane test?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of inverting sugar?
🟢easy
What type of flour has the most protein?
🟢easy
What is the name for small French cakes?
🟡medium
What is crème pâtissière?
🔴hard
What temperature should water be for killing yeast?
🟢easy
What is blind baking?
🟢easy
What ingredient helps bind baked goods together?
🟢easy
What is the process of coating with sugar called?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of adding vinegar or lemon juice to pie crust?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of scoring bread?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of steam in bread baking?
🟢easy
What gas makes bread dough rise?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of diastatic malt powder?
🟡medium
What is a sourdough starter?
🟢easy
What is the main ingredient in meringue?
🟡medium
What is a pain de mie?
🟡medium
What causes a cake to dome?
🟡medium
What is a poolish?
🟡medium
What is the difference between jam and jelly?
🟢easy
What does 'al dente' mean in baking terms?
🔴hard
What is the Falling Number test?
🟡medium
What is the ideal humidity for proofing bread?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of docking pastry?
🟡medium
What is Swiss meringue?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of guar gum in baking?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of ascorbic acid in bread?
🔴hard
What is the Brix scale used for in baking?
🟢easy
What makes brownies fudgy?
🟡medium
What is enriched dough?
🟡medium
What makes Angel food cake different?
🟢easy
What is a tart?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of an egg wash?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of vital wheat gluten?
🔴hard
What is the ideal room temperature for tempering chocolate?
🔴hard
What is bulk fermentation?
🔴hard
What is the ideal pH for sourdough starter?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of a pre-ferment?
🔴hard
What is the reverse creaming method?
🟢easy
What is a macaron?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of tangzhong?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of enzymatic browning inhibitors?
🟡medium
What is a baguette's characteristic?
🟡medium
What causes bread to have large irregular holes?
🟢easy
What is vanilla extract made from?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of phospholipids in baking?
🟡medium
What is autolyse?
🔴hard
What is the desired final temperature of kneaded dough?
🟢easy
What does creaming butter and sugar together do?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of calcium in baking?
🟡medium
What causes tunnels in quick breads?
🟢easy
What is the Italian word for pie?
🟡medium
What is a couche?
🟡medium
What is proving drawer used for?
🟢easy
What is a bundt cake?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of potassium bromate in bread?
🟢easy
What does 'fold in' mean?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of glucono delta-lactone?
🟡medium
What is the difference between American and Italian buttercream?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of oxidizing agents in bread?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of lecithin in baking?
🟢easy
What makes cake fluffy?
🟡medium
What is the difference between biscotti and cantuccini?
🟢easy
What temperature is typically used for baking cookies?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of a bench scraper?
🔴hard
What is the Mixograph test?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of xanthan gum?
🔴hard
What is the water activity (aw) for optimal yeast growth?
🔴hard
What is the optimal absorption rate for bread flour?
🔴hard
What is the optimal specific gravity for cake batter?
🔴hard
What is the flour absorption rate?
🔴hard
What is the purpose of sodium stearoyl lactylate?
🟡medium
What is the creaming method?
🟢easy
What is a Baker's dozen?
🟡medium
What is the ratio for a génoise sponge?
🟢easy
What is the French word for bread?
🟡medium
What is a banneton?
🟡medium
What is the difference between Dutch process and natural cocoa?
🟡medium
What is the purpose of resting cookie dough?
🟢easy
What does baking powder contain that baking soda doesn't?
🟡medium
What is laminating dough?
🟢easy
What is ganache made of?
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