All Things Baking
What is baking
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an
oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most
common baked item is bread, but many other types of foods can be baked.
Heat is gradually transferred "from the surface of cakes, cookies, and
pieces of bread to their center, typically conducted at elevated
temperatures surpassing 300°F. Dry heat cooking imparts a distinctive
richness to foods through the processes of caramelization and surface
browning. As heat travels through, it transforms batters and doughs into
baked goods and more with a firm dry crust and a softer center. Baking
can be combined with grilling to produce a hybrid barbecue variant by
using both methods simultaneously, or one after the other.
Baking is related to barbecuing because the concept of the masonry oven
is similar to that of a smoke pit. Baking has traditionally been
performed at home for day-to-day meals and in bakeries and restaurants
for local consumption. When production was industrialized, baking was
automated by machines in large factories. The art of baking remains a
fundamental skill and is important for nutrition, as baked goods,
especially bread, are a common and important food, both from an economic
and cultural point of view. A person who prepares baked goods as a
profession is called a baker.
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WHY LEARN BAKING?
- Enhances Creativity
- Having Yummy Treats at Hand
- Extra Source of Income
- Improves Motor Skills
Stressed spelled backward is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!