There are cake shops and dessert shops all over the street, and all kinds of cakes have a strong aroma. Learn to bake, and you can make delicious food at home. So what should I do first as a novice baking?
that is, we must understand several raw materials for baking, such as flour, butter, whipped cream, cheese, baking powder and yeast.
flour
? Flour is ground from wheat and can be divided into high gluten flour, medium gluten flour and low gluten flour according to protein content. High-gluten flour is generally made into bread; Medium gluten flour is generally made into noodles and snacks; Low-gluten flour is generally used for snacks and dishes. Why sometimes the bread we make doesn't succeed, maybe it's the wrong flour. Butter
Butter is an oil extracted from milk, which has a strong natural frankincense. When it is solid, it can be eaten directly with bread, and the liquid can be eaten with fruits and vegetables. Butter can be divided into salt and salt-free butter, animal and plant butter, and it is generally not recommended to use salt and plant butter.
Butter is the main raw material for baking, and its quality directly affects the quality of cakes. How to choose butter correctly? When buying, you should choose vacuum-packed butter that is easily broken, bubbly and attached with soda water; Bad quality butter has a smell before unpacking, but it has no good milk smell after unpacking and dissolving. Cream
? The fat content in whipped cream is less than 36%, and the fat content above 36% is called heavy cream. We usually use whipped cream, which is easy to stir. The whipped cream tastes delicate and soft, and it is very delicious. Mostly used to make cakes, such as decorating flowers, puddings, egg tarts and puffs. Cheese
Cheese is made from fermented milk. It can be used for drawing on pizza, cheesecake, tiramisu, or with sliced bread. Baking powder
Baking powder is a kind of west point swelling agent, which is generally used to make cakes and biscuits, and can also be used to make steamed bread. In the process of baking and heating, gas will be released to make the food fluffy and delicate in taste. Yeast
Yeast is a natural, nutritious and edible single-celled microorganism. Using it to make noodles can improve the nutritional value of pasta, provide amino acids and vitamins for human body, and can be used to make bread, noodles and so on.