Principle of Baking Method in Culinary Knowledge

Cooking Method: Baking

What is Baking?

• Similar Roasting
• Baking is dry heat cooking of food, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones.
• Heat is gradually transferred "from the surface of cakes, cookies, and bread to their center.
• It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, and cookies
• Baking when the food is placed in a casserole.
• Baking when the food is wrapped with aluminum foil, banana leaf, puff pastry, or paper bread (baking parchment paper).

Baking Method

Read: The Famous List of Bread Types

Baking Product

• Cakes: Foam cake (Sponge cake, Genoise sponge cake, Black forest, Angel food cake, Chiffon cake, Flourless chocolate cake, Swiss roll cake, etc.), Butter cake (Pound cake, Carrot cake, Pumpkin cake, Red velvet cake, Cupcake, etc.).

• Cookies: Macaroon, Chocolate chip cookies, Biscotti, Butter pecan cookies, Cornish fairing, Coconut macaroon, etc. 

• Tarts and Pies: Lemon tart, Apple pie, Blueberry pie, Cheesecake, Custard tart, etc.

• Pastries: Eclair, Profiterole, Baklava, Brownies, Fruit tart, French pastry, Apple strudel, etc.

• Bread: French bread, Pita bread, Rye bread, Pizza, Sourdough bread, Brioche bread, Sandwich bread, Croissant, etc.

• Casserole dishes: Lasagna, Moussaka, Baked pasta dishes, Classic chicken pot pie, etc.

• Wrapped dishes: Baked potato, Beef wellington, En papillote, Pepes  (Indonesian baked or steamed fish wrapped in banana leaf), etc.

Baking Product
Cookies, Bread, and Cake

Baking Product
Lasagna, Pizza, and Beef Wellington

Read: The Main Differences Between Braising and Stewing Cooking Methods

Baking Method for Special Dishes

Water Bath Baking Method 

• Cheesecake, souffle, baked custards, such as crème caramel, are among the items that need protection from an oven's direct heat, and the bain-marie method serves this purpose.

• The cooking container is half-submerged in water in another, larger one so that the heat in the oven is more gently applied during the baking process.

Water Bath Baking Method 
Cheese cake, Souffle, Creme Brûlée

Read: Compound Butter

Baking Equipment

• Baking Pan
• Tray
• Casserole
• Wrapping such as a banana leaf, aluminum foil
• Baking parchment paper
• Thermometer
• Oven

Baking Equipment 

Single Oven Gas Range with 5 Burner Cooktop and Heavy Duty Cast Iron Grates in Stainless Steel

Read: 4 Types of Pate

Baking Tips

• Preheating an oven is especially important with baking when you use yeast, baking soda, and baking powder as leavenings, all of which react to heat.

• The right temperature from the start and your dish can start cooking properly as soon as you put it in the oven.

• An oven thermometer will help you calibrate your oven’s temperature to see if your own oven runs a few degrees too cool or too hot.

• Conventional ovens cook food by surrounding it with hot air, while convection circulates the air with an internal fan for more even and often times quicker cooking. This may require adjustments to temperature and baking times.

Preheating
Preheat your oven before you start you bake your bread

Read: Food Plating Techniques

Culinary Terms

• Bain Marie is a container holding hot water into which a pan is placed for slow cooking

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