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COOKING TERMS
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BAKING POWDER - A leavening agent which.
BRUSH W ITH - To usea pastry brushto spread
makesfoods rise whenthey are baked.It is a
food lightly with liquid such as salad oil,
combination of baking soda, a dry acid or
meltedfat, milk, heavy creamor beatenegg.
acid salt and starch or flour. The acid
ingredient reacts with the baking soda to
CHOP - To cut food into small pieces with a
producegas bubblesin the mixture. Double-
knife, blenderor food processor.
acting baking powder produces gasbubbles
COAT - To sprinklefoodwith, or dip it into,
twice:first duringmixingandsecond during
baking,
flour,sauce,etc.,untilcovered.
CUBE-
nAKING SODA- An essentialingredientof
1.Tocutfoodintosmallcubes (about _hinch).
baking powder,may be used alone as a
2.Tocutsurfaceof meatincheckered p attern
leaveningagent in mixturescontaining an
to increase tenderness b y breaking tough
acid ingredientsuch as buttermilkor in
meatfibers.
combination with bakingpowder.Mixtures
containing bakingsodashouldbe bakedas
CUT IN- Todistribute solidfatin flourorflour
soonas mixed,sincethesodastartsto react
mixture byusing pastryblender o rtwoknives
assoonas itcomesincontactwiththeliquid,
scissor-fashion until flour-coated fat
BARBECUE-
Toroastorbroilfoodona rackor
particles are of desired size.
spitovercoals,orunder a heatunit.Thefood
DICE- To cut food into very small pieces
is usuallybrushedwith a highlyseasoned
(about1/4 inch).
sauceduringthe lastof thecooking time.
BATTER - A mixture offairlythinconsistency,
%'%
madeof flour,liquidandotheringredients.
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BEAT - Tomakea mixture smooth withrapid,
regularmotionusinga wire whisk,spoon,
handbeateror mixer.Whenusinga spoon,
themixture should beliftedupandoverwith
DICING A NONION- Cutonioninhalflengthwise,
eachstroke,
withcutsidedown, c utonion crosswise i n1/4
BLEND - To mix thoroughlytwo or more
inchthickslices.
ingredients; orto prepare foodinblender u ntil
Holdonion firmlyandoivequarter turn; cutin
pureed, c hopped, e tc.,as desired.
114inchpieces. R epeat w ithotheronionhalf.
BREAD - Tocoatwithbreadcrumbs, c racker
c u socorn_
go mrs,
e
floured, then dipped in beatenegg or other
liquid to help crumbs to adhere.
BROIL - Tocookfoodbydirectheatona rack
or spit.
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