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What are the 4 basic ingredients of quick dough?

Flour, Salt, Baking Powder, and Water (or Milk).

What flour is used in a quick dough? Why?

Soft or medium flour. The lower gluten content offers less resistance in the oven.

What does over mixing quick dough do?

Cause toughening.

Why must you bake chemically aerated bread at a lower temperature?

In order to allow the bread to grow.

Name two examples of chemically aerated bread.

1. Irish Soda Bread


2. Scottish farls.

What are the 4 ways scones can be shaped?

1. Rolled.


2. Shaped.


3. Cut.


4. Dropped.

What is the basic scone method?

1. Mix dry ingredients.


2. Fat is rubbed in.


3. Liquid added all at once.


4. Don't overwork!

What does a high butter or sugar content do to scone dough?

Inhibit the formation of gluten, producing a more tender product.

What happens when you add the liquid to a scone dough?

The chemical reaction starts.

When does the leavening of scones occur?

Primarily during the baking.

What are the basic 4 yeast dough ingredients?

1. Flour.


2. Yeast.


3. Water.


4. Salt.

What are the 7 more complex yeast bread ingredients?

1. Flour.


2. Yeast.


3. Salt.


4. Sugar.


5. Fats.


6. Liquid.


7. Bread Improver.

Strong - Standard - Weak: Flour protein percentage?

Strong: 12%


Standard: 10.5% -11.5%


Weak: 8% - 9%

What happens during bulk fermentation?

The dough stretches and the CO2 produced is trapped.

Name the 2 gluten forming proteins.

1. Gliadin


2.Glutenin

What is yeast?

A living fungi micro-organism, which under suitable conditions reproduces rapidly.

What does yeast convert sugars into?

CO2 and alcohol.

What happens if too much yeast is added?

It affects the texture and flavour, leading to a yeasty and porous product.

At what temperature is yeast destroyed?

49ºc or higher.

What does cold temperatures do to the growth of yeast?

Inhibit them.

What are the 3 types of yeast?

1. Compressed


2. Dried


3. Instand Dried

What temperature must fresh yeast be stored at? Why?

5ºc to keep its activity at a minimum.

How long will fresh yeast keep for?

At least 2 weeks.

How long can instant dried yeast be stored for and how?

At room temperature for at least a year.

What is the year fermentation equation?

Food + Liquid + Time + Oxygen


= CO2 + Alcohol

What is the ideal temperature for yeast fermentation?

21ºc - 28ºc

What is the principal food for yeast?

Sugar.

What does salt do to fermentation?

Regulated fermentation process and strengthens gluten.

What does excess amounts of salt do to fermentation?

Retards it, resulting in poorly aerated goods.

Why is fat added to bread?

Increase keeping quality and improves volume. Helps produce fine textured crumbs.

What does too much fat do to bread? How can this be prevented.

Makes bread crumbly. Can be added after bulk fermentation so it does not inhibit gluten development.

What 4 ingredients can bread improver contain?

1. Yeast nutrients.


2. Oxidants.


3. Soya Flour.


4. Emulsifier

What does bread improver do?

Improve or give the required characteristics to dough.

What is time dough?

Time dough relies on natural fermentation for dough maturity. Does not need improvers.

What is no-time dough?

Contains improvers and does not need any natural fermentation for dough maturity.

What is M.D.D?

Mechanical dough development. Done in a high speed mixer under a vacuum.

What is the bakers percentage formula?

(Flour Weight/100) x % of ingredient = weight

What effects the amount of water added to a bread dough?

The absorbency of the flour.

What is the ideal dough temperate for lean dough?

26ºc - 30ºc

What is the dough temperature formula?

(26 - 4) x 3 = 66 - room temperature - flour temperature = Water Temperature

What is the ideal temperature for enriched dough?

22ºc - 24ºc

Why is enriched dough made cooler?

Because it need intensive kneading.

Name the 7 bread making stages.

1. Dough Making


2. Bulk fermentation time


3. Knocking Back


4. Scaling / Moulding


5. Proving


6. Baking


7. Cooling

At what temperature does yeast ferment?

28ºc

Name 4 reasons why kneading is important.

1. Gluten development.


2. Texture development.


3. CO2 and alcohol development.


4. Even distrubution of ingredients.

What size does dough reach during B.F.T?

Approximately double its original size.

Name for reasons why B.F.T is important?

1. Produces CO2 to aerate dough.


2. Development of dough quality.


3. Generate warm conditions for yeast multiplication.


4. Improve elasticity.

When does knocking back occur?

Half way though B.F.T.

Name 5 reasons knocking back is important.

1. Expel CO2.


2. Reduce volume of dough providing a closer texture.


3. Develop even temperature.


4. Maintain dough quality and gluten development.


5. Allow air entry to invigorate yeast.

Name 4 reasons why proving must occur.

1. Allow dough pieces to expand before baking.


2. Provide idea conditions for generation of cO2.


3. Develop correct volume, shape and texture.


4. Allow gluten structure to recover from moulding.

At what temperature is yeast activity destroyed?

Between 49ºc and 60ºc

Name 6 flatbreads and their origins.

1. Pita - Greek and Turkish


2. Mankoush - Lebanese


3. Lavash - Armenian


4. Aiysh - Egyptian


5. Focaccia - Italian


6. Naan - Indian

Name 6 reasons bread might have poor volume.

1. Too much salt or spices.


2. Too little yeast or liquid.


3. Weak flour.


4. Under or over mixed.


5. Oven or liquid too hot.


6. Fat mixed in too early.

Name 4 reasons bread might have to much volume.

1. Too little salt.


2. Too much yeast.


3. Too much dough scaled.


4. Over proved.

Name 4 reasons bread might have poor shape.

1. Too much liquid or oven steam.


2. Flour too weak.


3. Improper moulding.


4. Improper fermentation.

Name 4 reasons the bread might have a split or burst crust.

1. Over mixed.


2. Seam not on bottom.


3. Uneven oven heat.


4. Oven too hot.


5. Insufficient steam.

Name 3 things that can cause a too dense bread texture.

1. Too much salt.


2. Too little liquid or yeast.


3. Under proved.

Name 5 things that can cause a too coarse bread texture.

1. Too much yeast or liquid.


2. Incorrect mixing time.


3. Improper fermentation.


4. Over proved.


5. Pan too large.

Name 3 things that can give bread a streaked crumb.

1. Improper mixing.


2. Poor moulding.


3. Too much dusting flour.

Name 5 things that can give bread a poor texture/crumbly.

1. Flour too weak.


2. Too little salt.


3. Over or under fermented.


4. Over proved.


5. Oven too cool.

Name 3 reasons a bread crust might be too dark.

1. Too much sugar or milk.


2. Oven too hot.


3. Over baked.

Name 4 reasons a bread crust might be too pale.

1. Too little sugar or milk.


2. Over fermented or proved.


3. Oven too cool.


4. Under baked.

Name 5 reasons a bread crust might be too thick.

1. Too little sugar or fat.


2. Improper fermentation.


3. Baked too long.


4. Too little steam.


5. Oven too hot or cold.

Name 2 reasons the crust might blister.

1. Too much liquid.


2. Improper shaping.

What 3 ingredients are enriched doughs high in?

1. Butter


2. Sugar


3. Eggs

What 4 doughs are high in butter and eggs?

1. Brioche


2. Plaited bread


3. Doughnuts


4. Saffron Bread

Name 4 breads enriched with the addition of fruit.

1. Hot Cross Buns


2. Sultana Buns


3. Babas


4. Chelsea Buns

Name 3 breads enriched with the addition of fruits and kernels.

1. Stollen

2. Panettone


3. Kugelhopf



Name two laminated yeast doughs.

1. Danish


2. Croissant

Which liquid is required in a dough that needs a long ferment and why?

Water, as milk may go sour.

What is the ideal temperature for enriched dough?

22ºc - 24ºc

What is the percentage of yeast in enriched dough?

3% of the flour quantity.

Why do enriched doughs require more salt?

Salt is calculated as a percentage per litre and enriched doughs have a high liquid content.

What is a technique used to easily incorporate fruit and nuts into a dough.

Lightly dust with flour.



When are nuts or fruits added to the dough?

At the end of the kneading process.

Whats acids are created during a long fermentation process of enriched dough?

Lactic anf acetic acid.

Name the 4 fermentation methods and their time periods?

1. Long Sponge, 8-10 hours


2. Short Sponge, 2-4hours


3. Quick Ferment, 20-30mins


4. Poolish, 1 hour

What is the average bulk fermentation time? What is the exception and why?

60mins. The exeption is the plated dough, which is 15mins. The dough must be able to be plated before the strands get too soft.

What are the 3 main objectives while making doughnuts?`

1. Large volume.


2. Low absorption of frying fat.


3. Tender, moist crumb.

Name 6 ways the fermentation stability in increased in a doughnut.

1. Through preparation of a starter.


2. Addition of whole eggs and yolk.


3. Reduced fat and sugar.


4. Making a soft dough.


5. Intensive mixing.


6. Repeated knocking back.

Name 3 ways the absorption of fat during the frying of a doughnut influenced?

Through the fat content and proportion of eggs used.


- The lower the fat content, the lower the absorption of fat during frying.


- The higher the egg content, the lower the fat absorption.


- Increased proving time.

What is the ideal temperature for frying dough its?

170ºc - 180ºc

What two faults can occur in a doughnut with excessive proving?

1. Fold formation in the colour ring.


2. Rough crust.

What causes the formation of bubbles on the doughnut crust?

Humidity too high in prover.

What are the 6 main ingredients in laminated yeast dough?

1. Strong flour


2. Cold liquid


3. Yeast


4. Sugar


5. Salt


6. Fat

Why must laminated yeast dough be kept as cool as possible during processing?

To prevent too much aeration and fermentation.

When should you stop kneading a dough used for laminated yeast doughs and why?

Stop kneading when the dough is clear because dough will become fully developed during lamination

The fat to be enclosed into a laminated yeast dough should be the same consistency as the dough. What will result if the fat is too firm or too soft?

If too firm the dough will not roll out evenly. If too soft the fat will squeeze out during turning or mix in with the dough.

How many turns are given to a laminated yeast dough after enclosing the fat?

3 single turns

What are 3 reasons laminated dough can be kept in the fridge overnight?

1. Increase flavour.


2. Cool dough.


3. Time saving factor for production.

How thick is laminated paste pinned out to?

3-4mm

What are the proving conditions of danish pastry? Why?

Low temperature to avoid butter melting, and low humidity to avoid crust losing flaky appearance and correct colour.

What is the ideal...


a) Temperature


b) Humidity


c) Size


..when proving danish pastries?

a) 28ºc


b) 70% humidity


c) 3/4 risen

How hot should an oven be while baking danish pastries?

200-220ºc

How thin is croissant dough pinned?

2.5mm - 3.5mm

What are 3 effects malt has on laminated yeast dough?

1. Gas production is sustained over longer periods of time.


2. Improved product volume and flavour.


3. Stronger crust colour.

How are Gipfeli different to croissants?

Gipfeli are baked using steam at the beginning and are lighter in texture due to thinner and more layers

Name 4 reasons laminated dough can lack flakiness.

1. Too many turns.


2. Prover too hot.


3. Oven too cool.


4. Weak flour.

How hot should the prover be while making laminated dough?

No hotter than 32ºc.

Name 2 reasons fat might seep during the baking of laminated dough?

1. Oven too cool.


2. Fat layers too thick.

Name 4 reasons you might have tough pastries.

1. Bad recipe.


2. Under proved.


3. Incorrect turn.


4. Under baked.

Name 3 reasons your pastries may shrink.

1. Dough too tight.


2. Under proved.


3. Hot Oven.

How do you fix a tight dough.

Add more liquid.

What is Brioche?

Typical French breakfast items, soft dough with high amounts of butter and eggs.


What causes brioche dough to be too soft?

Insufficiently developed brioche shape.

What causes brioche dough to be too firm?

Small volume.

Name 4 things that can happen if the oven is too cool while baking brioche?

1. Pale colour


2. Large volume without a break.


3. Head not distinct.


4. Only a small break around sides.

What causes small volume in brioche?

Cold baking tray.

What is the difference between a baba and a savarin?

Slightly tighter dough with the addition of dried fruits.

____ doughs develop quicker than ____ dough.

- Soft


- Tight

___ doughs take longer to develop.

Enriched

What can happen if the dough temperature is too high?

Protein swells too quickly.

What effect does emulsifiers have on enriched dough?

Improve fat distribution and retard the starch breakdown.

What effect do thickeners as an ingredient have on enriched doughs?

Bind additional liquids during dough preparation which will retain moisture.

What are the 3 basic ingredients in sour dough?

- Flour


-Water


- Salt

What is micro flora?

Wild sourdough yeasts and bacteria that colonise a sourdough starter.

Where are sourdough micro flora found?

Growing on the grains and skins of fruits

What % should be used of a sourdough starter when adding to a yeast dough?

10%-20%

Define: Gliadin

A protein found in gluten which helps to strengthen and stretch.

Define: Glutenin

A protein found in gluten which helps give stability, strength and structure.

Define: Yeast

A living organism when given the right condition will help to aerate dough.

Define: M.D.D

Mechanical dough development

Define: Bread Improver

Oxidant, emulsifier and enzymes.

Define: Prove

The stage when years dough is allowed to rest, relax and expand in controlled conditions prior to baking.

Define: Enriched yeast dough

Basic yeast dough, enriched with eggs, butter, fruit and nuts

Define: Pouliche/Poolish

A liquid ferement or pre-dough

Define: Baba

Traditional yeast cake soaked in rum syrup.

Define: Ferment

Process using yeast, moisture, sugar, flour, combined together and allowed to ferment.