How well do you know your baking basics? Take this quiz to prove you’re ready to roll in the world of dough and pastry! Starting your culinary journey with baking is like uncovering age-old secrets of bread and sweetness. The kitchen is your laboratory where flour morphs into art.
Every whisk, every roll has roots reaching back into our shared human history. Did you know that certain pastries are shrouded in mystery regarding their origin? These baking trivia answers will feel like they’ve been risen and folded from an ancient recipe book.
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What ingredient can be filo, shortcrust or puff?
Cheese
Cheese
Potatoes
Potatoes
Pastry
Pastry
Noodles
Noodles
French, Italian and Swiss are varieties of which dessert made with eggs?
Rice pudding
Rice pudding
Custard
Custard
Ice cream
Ice cream
Meringue
Meringue
Cooking ‘en papillote’ involves wrapping food in what?
Butter
Butter
Charcoal
Charcoal
Paper
Paper
Leaves
Leaves
What savoury spread can be smooth or crunchy?
Garlic Spread
Garlic Spread
Cheese Spread
Cheese Spread
Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter
Houmous
Houmous
Which nuts are used to make frangipane?
Cashews
Cashews
Walnuts
Walnuts
Peanuts
Peanuts
Almonds
Almonds
Which type of pasta is usually cooked to go with carbonara sauce?
Penne
Penne
Macaroni
Macaroni
Lasagne
Lasagne
Spaghetti
Spaghetti
What is added to egg whites to make meringues?
Butter
Butter
Sugar
Sugar
Oil
Oil
Water
Water
What color is balsamic vinegar?
Red
Red
Green
Green
Brown
Brown
Clear
Clear
Sourdough is a type of which food?
Sauce
Sauce
Dessert
Dessert
Cheese
Cheese
Bread
Bread
What is the term which means your pasta still has a little bite to it?
A la romana
A la romana
A la plancha
A la plancha
Al lingua
Al lingua
Al dente
Al dente
Arrowroot powder is used to do what when cooking dishes?
Reduce the calories
Reduce the calories
Concentrate
Concentrate
Flavour
Flavour
Thicken
Thicken
What cooking technique involves soaking meat in oil, wine, herbs or garlic?
Julienne
Julienne
Marinate
Marinate
Baste
Baste
Roast
Roast
Which expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower?
Saffron
Saffron
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Ginger
Ginger
Cumin
Cumin
What type of biscuits are usually used to make a cheesecake base?
Digestive
Digestive
Wafer
Wafer
Custard Creams
Custard Creams
Bourbon
Bourbon
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Not bad
Great!
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