What is baking?
Q: What is baking?
A: Baking is a skill or way of cooking food in an oven. It can also be done in hot ashes or hot stones.
Q: What types of foods are made by baking?
A: Foods made by baking include bread, cakes, pastries, pies, tarts, cookies and other baked goods.
Q: What ingredients are used for baking?
A: Ingredients used for baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker's yeast, baking soda and powder), shortening (fats and oils), eggs, milk and sugars.
Q: How does the dough rise when it is heated?
A: The leavening agents produce gas that becomes trapped in the dough which makes it rise when heated.
Q: How does shortening affect the texture of baked goods?
A: Shortening makes doughs more easily workable and the bread that comes out in the end more soft and tender.
Q: What role do egg whites play in making baked goods?
A: Egg whites help to make a light and airy texture for baked goods.
Q: Where are baked goods typically sold?
A: Baked goods are usually sold at bakeries.
