West Point has gradually become a trend and a fashion. Singer Jolin Tsai is a master of fondant, and Tanya Chua, Olivia, Tamia Liu and Sun Li have also baked in into the pit.

Little fairies who pursue the quality of life and love life, afternoon tea is naturally inseparable from baking desserts.

Hot and spicy moms are eager to bake in order to bring healthier desserts to their babies and their families.

Here comes the problem. Many friends who like West Point always feel that West Point is unattainable and troublesome to do, so they just wait and see from a distance and fear.

Actually, West Point is not that complicated. As long as you know the basic raw materials and tools, you can make a very fulfilling West Point in your own small kitchen.

West Point is the abbreviation of western pastry, including bread, cakes and snacks. It can be used as a staple food or snack, and its taste is mainly salty and sweet.

The following is about baking white. If you start baking, what basic materials should you know?

flour

First, wheat flour. Usually according to the different protein contained in flour, it can be divided into three categories.

①: High gluten flour, wheat flour with protein content above 12.5%. Mainly used for making bread and cakes. Well-known high-powder brands: Gold Medal, Queen, Meimei.

②: Medium gluten flour refers to wheat flour with protein content of 9- 12.5%. Mainly used to make Chinese dim sum, steamed bread, steamed stuffed bun and souffle. You can also reach the egg tart skin. The brands are Zhongyu and Xinliang.

③: Low gluten flour refers to wheat flour with protein content of 7-9%. Mainly used for making cakes, biscuits, etc. The brands are Zhongyu, Jinxiang and Xinliang.

Second, corn starch. Some cakes, snow-mei Niang and so on need corn starch. Reduce gluten in flour.

Three: Tata powder, used to send protein, reduce the probability of protein defoaming.

Four: almond powder. Almond cake, the main raw material of pineapple cake.

Oil and fat

? First, butter is divided into animal butter and vegetable butter. Vegetable butter is margarine, which is cheap, but unhealthy and nutritious. Not recommended for home production.

Butter is a kind of butter, which is often used as salt-free butter in baking, and is generally used in solid state. Bread, biscuits and cakes are all made without butter. The process of delivering butter can make cakes and biscuits more fluffy, crisp and fragrant.

Second, salad oil, liquid oil. Because it is colorless and tasteless, it is often used to make Qifeng cake and sponge cake.

Third, olive oil? Liquid grease. Some bread needs olive oil.

Fourth, corn oil, liquid oil. Cake and bread will do.

carbohydrate

Using sugar in the baking process can better color, improve flavor, improve the internal structure of West Point, contribute to the propagation and fermentation of yeast, and extend the shelf life of West Point.

There are several kinds of sugar commonly used in baking.

First, coarse sugar. That is, white sugar, which is used to make bread cakes, can also be sprinkled on the surface of biscuits for decoration.

Second, fine sugar. It's for making cakes. It has a wide range of uses, and most west points are needed.

Third, powdered sugar. Well-known brands include Taikoo and Sanxiang. Sugar powder contains starch, which can be used to make bread, cake, cream and so on.

Fourth, honey. Add flavor and color to West Point.

dairy produce

First, milk. ? Cakes that can soften snacks can generally be replaced by water.

Second, whipped cream. Make cakes, decorate flowers, milk tea and so on.

Third, condensed milk. Make egg tarts. You can buy it in supermarkets, and the Nestle brand is more common.

cheese

First, cream cheese. Fine texture and soft taste. It is an indispensable ingredient in cheesecake.

Second, mascarpone cheese. Italian cream cheese, the main material for making tiramisu.

Third, mozzarella cheese. The main material for making pizza, used for painting.

raising agent

First, baking powder. Usually used to make cakes and cakes. Baking powder is a neutral mixture of baking soda, corn starch and a small amount of acidic substances. Baking soda powder is alkaline, and the two cannot replace each other.

Second, baking soda. Cookies can be crisp and fluffy when they are made.

Third, yeast. Used to ferment dough when making bread. The commonly used yeast is dry yeast.

There are countless materials used in West Point. The above information is only for the reference of friends who want to bake white and start baking pits on a zero basis. They need basic raw materials that are readily available in China. In addition, they can make colorful bread cakes with matcha powder and chocolate powder at home.

Good luck with your baking.