HM 8 MODULE 5 Baking Ingredients
HM 8 MODULE 5 Baking Ingredients
HM 8 MODULE 5 Baking Ingredients
BAKING INGREDIENTS
INTRODUCTION TO BAKING
Baking refers to cooking by dry heat especially in an oven where the temperature is uniform as
hot air circulates to cook a cake, pie, cookies or bread.
Baking has become not just a favorite pastime, but a highly profitable business.
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Instructions:
Lesson 2
Basics Steps in Baking
1. Read the recipe carefully to know if you have all the ingredients and utensil needed and
to know if you understand the entire procedure.
2. Check if you have all the necessary ingredients then gather them together.
3. Prepare all the utensils you will need for measuring, mixing and baking.
4. Preheat the oven. Set the oven knob at the desired temperature. Hang an oven
thermometer on the center rack. When the thermometer registers the same temperature as
the oven knob then the oven is ready for use.
5. Prepare the pan/s needed, making sure you use the correct pan size. If it needs greasing
brush the bottom of the pan with a little shortening. For baking purposes, don’t use butter
or margarine for greasing because these burn easily and will produce a very brown crust.
6. Measure the ingredient using correct utensils in the amount required in the recipe.
7. Mix the batter or dough. When filling pans, make sure you don’t overfill. Fill 2/3 full to
give an allowance for the rising.
8. Bake in the preheated oven. Put the pan at the center rack.
9. Test for doneness. For butter cakes, prick the center of the cake with a toothpick. If it
comes out clear then it is done. For chiffon and sponge cakes, press lightly with the
fingers. It if springs back then it is done. Pies and pastries are done when the crusts have
turned golden brown, crisp and flaky.
10. Cool the baked products. For butter cakes, put the pan on a wire rack and leave to cool
for 10 minutes. Afterwards, invert the pan to remove the cake and cool it completely. For
sponge and chiffon cakes, invert the pans at once and cool on racks.
11. After the cakes have cooled, they can already be assembled and decorated.