Cookies and Baking

When the white and yolk of an egg are added when baking, what do they provide?

• Eggs provide air.

• Eggs develop the gluten in flour.

• Eggs provide sweetness.

• Eggs bind the liquids and fats, and can provide volume.

Which is NOT an example of a sweetener?

• granulated sugar

• brown sugar

• vanilla extract

• honey

Which ingredient contributes to browning, thus adding flavor?

• flour

• fats

• leavening agents

• liquids

When liquids are added to ingredients in baking, which ingredient is activated by the liquid?

• flour

• fats

• sugar

• eggs

Flour's job when baking is to provide...

• tenderness

• sweetness

• structure

The only time it is truly safe to eat raw cookie dough is when... (choose all that apply)

• there is no milk in the dough

• the batter does not contain eggs

• the ingredients have been pasteurized

• anytime you have a craving for raw cookie dough

Cookies formed by hand, such as rolling the dough into balls, are examples of ________________.

• drop cookies

• molded cookies

• rolled cookies

• bar cookies

What activates the gluten in flour, which then promotes the baked good's structure?

• sugar

• salt

• brown sugar

• liquids

Which of the following is not an example of a flavoring?

• flour

• chocolate chips

• vanilla

• cinnamon

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fat used in baking?

• butter

• oil

• shortening

• vanilla