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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:
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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
Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness 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
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