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1. Quick Breads Culinary Arts 12.01
Foods II 10.01 10.02
2. What is a Quick Bread? A bread that uses a fast-activating leavening agent.
3. Types of Quick Breads Cornbread
Biscuits
Popovers
Pancakes
Muffins
Cake Doughnuts
4. MAKING QUICK BREADS TYPE FLOUR : LIQUID
Soft Dough 1 cup : 1cup
Drop Batter 1 cup : 2 cups
Pour Batter 1 cup : 3 cups
5. MIXING METHODS
6. Function of the INGREDIENTS Flour
Sugar
Liquid
Salt
Fat
Eggs
Leavner
7. BAKING Rack
upper area in oven - muffins and biscuits
middle of oven – breads
Temperature
400 - 450 F muffins / biscuits
350 F breads
8. Chemical changes during baking… Production of carbon dioxide
Coagulation of proteins
Evaporation of water
Coloration of crust
Expansion of volume (leavening)
9. Basic Principles Over-mixing muffin batter will create tunnels.
Gluten causes mixture to become tough when stirred or worked a lot after liquid is added.
Dry ingredients are sifted together.
Use soon after baking or freeze.
Double Acting Baking Powder reacts two times…first when moistened then when heated.
10. NUTRITIONAL Starches
Natural Sugars
Refined Sugars
11. STARCHES
A large group of sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in similar proportions.
Complex carbohydrates are a good source of minerals, vitamins, and fiber.
They are starches found in:
breads cereals starchy vegetables
legumes rice pastas
How about a Bran Muffin
12. REFINED SUGARS Provide calories, but lack vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
These sugars are removed from plants and used to “sweeten”.
Simple carbohydrates are also found in processed
and refined sugars such as:
13. Conveniences of Quick Breads Fast - faster than regular yeast bread.
Easy - fewer steps than yeast bread.
Trendy – A modern push for the selling cupcakes, muffins, and over the top wedding cakes
14. Quickbreads Micro-waving
Don’t bake in the micro-wave because they will become tough and will not have enough time to rise.
They will be dry and hard.
15. Examples of Quick Breads Muffins:
Generally served as a breakfast/ brunch treat
Extremely moist
Tender to be high in fat
16. Popovers Easiest quick bread.
Uses steam to rise.
Very fast and simple.
Can be filled.
Made like muffins but puff up and pop over the top of the muffin tins.
Fun for kids to watch bake.
17. Pancakes One of the most common quick breads.
Use baking soda to rise.
You can put fruit like blueberries in them.
Breakfast food like a lot of other quick breads.
18. Corn Bread Is a quick bread mainly served with a meal.
It complements soups and meats.
To add extra flavor you could add honey.
It originated from the south.
19. Biscuits A quick bread made with baking powder.
Many different types of biscuits.
Can be eaten at any time of the day.
20. Cream Puffs Longer procedure than most quick breads.
Age old treat that has been delicious for years.
More fattening than some of the other quick breads.
Enjoyed by many.
21. Waffles A favorite quick bread.
Mostly associated with breakfast.
Can be topped with fruit and whipped cream.
Uses some steam to rise.
A hearty meal that will last a long time.