WHAT IS BAKING?

BAKING
The process of cooking food by
indirect heat or dry heat in a confined
space as in heated oven using gas,
electricity, charcoal, wood, or oil at a
temperature from
250 oF- 450 oF.
BAKING TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT AND
THEIR USES
 Baking wares
Are made of glass or
metal containers for batter
and dough with various
sizes and shapes.
Cake pans
 Tube center pan
•deeper than a round pan
and with a hollow center, it
is removable which is used
to bake chiffon type cakes.
 Muffin pan
•has 12 formed cups
for baking muffins
and cup cakes.
 Pop over pan
•is used for
cooking pop
over.
 Bundt pan
•is a round pan with
scalloped sides used
for baking elegant and
special cakes.
 Griddle pans
•are used to
bake griddles.
 Electric mixer
•is used for different
baking procedure for
beating, stirring and
blending.
 Flour sifter
•is used for
sifting flour.
 Grater
•is used to grate
cheese, chocolate,
and other fresh fruits.
 Measuring cups
• A graduated cup with fractions (1,
3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on
each side.
• A measuring glass made of
transparent glass or plastic is more
accurate for measuring.
Measuring spoons
•consist of a set of
measuring spoons used
to measure small
quantities of ingredients.
 LOAF PAN
is used to
bake loaf
bread.
 Cutting tools
•include a knife and
chopping board that are
used to cut glazed fruit,
nuts, or other ingredients in
baking.
 Kitchen
shears
are used to slice
rolls and delicate
cakes.
 Mixing bowl
•comes in graduated
sizes and has sloping
sides used for mixing
ingredients.
 Mortar and
Pestle
is used to pound
or ground
ingredients.
 Pastry bag
a funnel shaped
container of icing
or whipped cream.
 Pastry
brush
is used in greasing
pans or surface of
pastries and breads.
Pastry wheel
has a blade knife
used to cut dough
when making
pastries.
 Rolling pin
is used to flatten
or roll the dough.
Rubber scrapper
is used to remove
bits of food in
side of the bowl.
 Wire whisk
is used to beat or
whip egg whites
or cream.