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Baste |
pour liquid |
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Puree |
grind or mash cooked fruits and vegetables until they are smooth |
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Whip |
beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into mixture making it light and fluffy |
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beat |
Mix with a rotary beater or electric mixer |
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drain |
removing excess liquid from a food |
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preheat |
turn on oven ahead of time |
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slice |
cut into very thin,flat pieces |
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cream |
combine shortening and sugar until soft and smooth |
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stir |
mix using a circular or figure eight motion |
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garnish |
decorate a food or dish with a small colorful food |
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toss |
tumble a mixture very lightly with a fork and spoon |
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mince |
chop food until the pieces are as small as possible |
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Cube |
cut into pieces 1/2 inch square or larger |
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chill |
refrigerate food until it is cold |
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pare |
cut a thin layer or peel from fruits or vegetables |
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sheed |
cut food into thin pieces |
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boil |
Heat a liquid until bubbles constantly rise to the surface and break |
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fold in |
gently combine two mixtures |
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cut in |
mix shortening and flour with a pastry blender |
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Dust |
lightly sprinkle a food with flour or confectioners sugar |
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Grind |
to break up foods (large/medium) |
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flake |
to break up food (small) |
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Crush |
to pulverize food into crumbs powder or paste with a rolling pin |
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quater |
to divide food into = 4 |
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mash |
to crush food into a smooth mixture |
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Glaze |
coat a food with a liquid that forms a glossy finish |
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Brush |
use a pastry brush to coat a food with liquid such as Butter |
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Bread |
coat a food with flour, milk, or beaten egg, seasoned crumbs or cornmeal |
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Dot |
to put small pieces of food such as butter, on the surface of another food |
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Chop |
to cut food into small irregular pieces |
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Dice |
to cut food into 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch square pieces |
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Score |
to make straight shallow cuts with a slicking knife in the surface of a food |
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Sliver |
to cut food into very thin strips |
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Snip |
to cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears |