Dry methods 2- Baking

This consists of cooking food in a hot oven without fat or oil.
It is used for cakes, pastries, bread, potatoes, biscuits, baked pasta/rice.
The heat of the oven causes foods such as cakes, bread, scones etc. to rise and then set.
It is important to pre-heat the oven so that the process of rising starts straight away, otherwise the mixture remains flat and heavy.
Rising is caused by the liquid in the mixture which turns into steam and pushes the mixture up.
In gas ovens, the top of the oven is usually the hottest and the…

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