Baking is cooking by dry heat in an

oven or oven-type appliance. It is a

method of cooking used in making
breads, cakes, pies, pastries, and
biscuits which everybody enjoys
eating. Baking is an enjoyable activity
which you can learn either as a
hobby or as an income-generating
project.
Acid

Meringue
Line
Knead
Mise En Place
Bake Mix
Batter
Pre - heat
Blend
Punch down

Scrape
Foaming Stir in
Gluten Syrup
Grease
• Acid – a substance having a sour or
sharp flavor
• Bake – to cook food in a dry heat
method inside an oven
• Batter – a mixture of flours with
liquids such as water, milk, or eggs
used to prepare various foods
• Blend – to combine ingredients and
produce a homogenous mixture
• Coat – to cover with a thin layer of
flour, sugar, nuts, butter, etc.
• Contamination – the state of being
contaminated
• Chill – to refrigerate, to reduce the
temperature of food
• Dough– a soft, thick mass or mixture
of dry ingredients
• Dust – sprinkle the surface with flour
to avoid mixture to stick to it
• Egg wash – consists of beaten eggs
sometimes mixed with a liquid,
usually water or milk, which is
brushed onto the bread or pastry
• Fermentation– the process of
converting sugar into alcohol to
produce carbon dioxide
• Foaming – to continously beat egg
white to incorporate air until it
becomes light and fluffy
• Gluten– a substance responsible for
the elastic and sticky characteristics
of dough
• Grease– to brush pan with
shortening
• Knead – to press, stretch, and fold
the dough until gluten is developed
• Line– to put a grease proof paper
on the baking pans or sheets
• Meringue– a mixture used as dessert
or a topping made of beaten egg
whites and sugar until smooth, light
and fluffy, usually added with
cream of tartar to make it stable
• Mise En Place – French term means
“put in place” that includes
assembling all the necessary
ingredients, equipment and tools,
and serving pieces needed to
prepare food
• Mix– to combine ingredients in any
way that make distribution of
ingredients evenly
• Pre - heat– to heat the oven prior to
baking to achieve the required
heat
• Punch down– to defiate the dough
to expel the carbon dioxide
produced during the fermentation
process to give it a second chance
to rise
• Scrape– to remove sticky
ingredients from the side of the
mixing bowl
• Stir in– to add another ingredient
into mixture
• Syrup – a thick sticky solution of
sugar and water
• Whip– to beat rapidly and continuously
to aid incorporation of air as in
whipping egg whites to make meringue
and cream
• Work simplification– performance of a
task in the most efficient way possible
• Yeast – microorganisms that produce
carbon dioxide gas when it mixes with
carbohydrates, causing dough to rise