TLE: Baking terms

• BAKE/BAKING

  the process of cooking food by indirect heat or dry heat in a confined space
• BATTER

  a mixture that is thin enough to be stirred, poured or spooned; often made of flour, eggs and milk
• BEAT

  to stir rapidly by hand or with a mixer to combine ingredients
• BITE-SIZED

  food small enough to eat in one bite
• BLEND

  to stir together two or more ingredients until just combined
• CARAMELIZE

  to heat sugar until it dissolves and turn into golden syrup
• CONVECTION OVEN

  stove in which a fan circulates heated air into an oven
• CREAM

  to beat together two or more ingredients until the mixture is smooth
• CRIMP

  to use a fork to press the edges of an unbaked pie crust
• CRUSH

  to reduce to crumbs, powder or small pieces
• CUT IN

  to mix cold fat by hand until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
• DIP

  to slowly, but briefly, lower food into a melted mixture
• DOUGH

  flour mixture that can be rolled or kneaded
• DROP

  to place cookies by spoonful onto a cookie sheet
• FOLD/FOLD IN

  to gently combine light and airy mixtures with a heavier mixture
• GOLDEN BROWN

  to visually check for doneness of a light to medium color on foods
• GREAS AND FLOUR

  coat baking pan with shortening to prevent food from sticking
• ICE/ICING

  to cover cake with frosting
• KNEAD

  to work dough by hand or electric mixer, into a smooth ball
• MELT

  to apply heat to change a food from solid to liquid
• MIXING

  to bring together in uniform mass
• PRE-HEAT

  to heat an oven before hand
• ROLL UP JELLY-ROLL FASHION

  to roll dough and filling together
• SIEVE

  to strain dry or liquid ingredients through holes
• SIFT

  to pass an ingredient through sifter to make it smooth
• SLICE

  to cut into thin, flat pieces, or to cut through with a knife
• SOFT-PEAKS

  to beat whipping cream until peaks curl over when beaters are lifted out of the bowl
• STIFF-PEAKS

  to beat whipping cream until peaks stand up straight when the beaters lifted out of the bowl
• SPREAD

  to cover evenly
• SPRINKLE

  to scatter lightly
• STEAM

  to cook on a rack above boiling liquid
• WHIP

  to combine two or more ingredients using a wire wisk