Le Cordon Bleu Basic Pastry UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
French method whisks egg whites with sugar then folds in almond
powder/icing sugar.
Italian method whisks egg whites, pours in sugar water, then folds in almond
powder/icing sugar.
What is the difference between
1 2 What is coagulation?
French and Italian Macarons?
3 What is the purpose of blind baking? 4 When were sables invented?
Don't know?
, Terms in this set (97)
What is coagulation? The clumping of particles. Thickening of liquid
when protein molecules crosslink. In basic cream,
the eggs proteins are mainly responsible for the
coagulation.
What does the French word "sables" "Sables" means "sandy", which is the term French
mean? bakers use when the English use the term
"breadcrumbs". The butter is rubbed together with
the soft flour and the sugar at the start of the
recipe to make texture like breadcrumbs (or sand)
before adding egg. This will cause the flour to go
partially waterproof and prevent too much gluten
strand formation during mixing.
What is fraser aka fraiser? rub grains of dough between two hands
The term "egg wash" is referring to a assembly/sticking on shine/coloration
preparation that can have 2 distinct
purpose
When were sables invented? Sables were invented in Marquise of Sable 1670.
Soft flour (cake flour) is ) ___ in Soft flour (cake flour) is low in gluten 7-9%, and
gluten__ %, and Strong flour (bread Strong flour (bread flour) is 11.5-14% gluten
flour) is _____ % gluten
Butter consists of approximately... % Butter consists of approximately 82% fat, 16% water,
and 2% protein (binding agent)
Difference between baking powder Baking soda + cream of tartar = baking powder
and baking soda.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
French method whisks egg whites with sugar then folds in almond
powder/icing sugar.
Italian method whisks egg whites, pours in sugar water, then folds in almond
powder/icing sugar.
What is the difference between
1 2 What is coagulation?
French and Italian Macarons?
3 What is the purpose of blind baking? 4 When were sables invented?
Don't know?
, Terms in this set (97)
What is coagulation? The clumping of particles. Thickening of liquid
when protein molecules crosslink. In basic cream,
the eggs proteins are mainly responsible for the
coagulation.
What does the French word "sables" "Sables" means "sandy", which is the term French
mean? bakers use when the English use the term
"breadcrumbs". The butter is rubbed together with
the soft flour and the sugar at the start of the
recipe to make texture like breadcrumbs (or sand)
before adding egg. This will cause the flour to go
partially waterproof and prevent too much gluten
strand formation during mixing.
What is fraser aka fraiser? rub grains of dough between two hands
The term "egg wash" is referring to a assembly/sticking on shine/coloration
preparation that can have 2 distinct
purpose
When were sables invented? Sables were invented in Marquise of Sable 1670.
Soft flour (cake flour) is ) ___ in Soft flour (cake flour) is low in gluten 7-9%, and
gluten__ %, and Strong flour (bread Strong flour (bread flour) is 11.5-14% gluten
flour) is _____ % gluten
Butter consists of approximately... % Butter consists of approximately 82% fat, 16% water,
and 2% protein (binding agent)
Difference between baking powder Baking soda + cream of tartar = baking powder
and baking soda.
