quickbreads
DESCRIPTION
Quickbreads. What is a Quickbread ? Uses baking powder or baking soda as leavening No rising period- baked as soon as mixed Coarse texture, bumpy crust. Types of Quickbreads - group according to batter thickness. 1. Pour Batter Batter thickness thin , pour from bowl Example: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Quickbreads
What is a Quickbread?• Uses baking powder or baking soda as
leavening• No rising period- baked as soon as mixed• Coarse texture, bumpy crust
Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness
1. Pour Batter• Batter thickness– thin, pour from bowl
• Example:– pancakes, waffles, crepes
2. Drop Batter• Batter thickness:– thick, drop from spoon into baking pan
• Example:– `muffins, breads, coffee cakes
Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness
3. Soft Dough• Batter thickness:– thick enough to shape by hand
• Example:– biscuits
Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness
Methods of Mixing Quickbreads
• Muffin Method
• dry ingredients in one bowl• liquid ingredients in second bowl• mix dry and liquid together-just until moist (still
lumpy)• Overmix-muffin is peaked, smooth crust, tunnels
• Biscuit Method
• -mix dry ingredients together• -shortening is cut-in• -add liquids and mix with a fork• -knead dough• -roll out dough and cut out biscuits
BAKING
•Muffin Tins• -grease bottom only• -use muffin liners• -fill empty cups halfway with water before baking
•Doneness• -Finger touch• -Toothpick• -Golden brown color