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	Topics Baking Topic Home Baking is the technique of prolonged cookingCooking Cooking is an act of preparing food for eating.... of foodFood Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, water and/or proteins, that can be eate... by dry heat acting by conductionHeat conduction Heat conduction is the transmission of heat across matter.... , and not by radiationThermal radiation Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted from the surface of an object which is due to the object's temperatur... , normally in an ovenOven An oven is an enclosed compartment for heating, baking or drying.... , but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of breadBread Bread is a staple food which is prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough.... , cakeCake A cake is a form of food that is usually sweet and often baked.... s, pastriesPastry Pastry is the name given to various kinds of dough made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder an... and piePie A pie is a baked food, with a baked shell usually made of pastry that covers or completely contains a filling of meat, fish... s, tartTart Overview A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, similar to a pie, but different in that the top is open and not covered with pastry.... s, and quicheQuiche In cooking, a quiche [IPA: ki:?] is a pie that is made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust.... s. Such items are sometimes referred to as "baked goods," and are sold at a bakery. A person who prepares baked goods as a profession is called a bakerBaker A baker is someone who primarily bakes and sells bread.... . It is also used for the preparation of baked potatoes; baked apples; baked beansBaked beans Baked beans is a recipe consisting of beans in baked format in a sauce.... ; some pasta dishes, such as lasagne; and various other foods, such as the pretzelPretzel A pretzel is a baked snack that is ordinarily twisted into a unique knot-like shape.... . Many domestic ovens are provided with two heating elements: one for baking, using convection and conduction to heat the food; and one for broilingBroiling Broiling or grilling is a process of cooking food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food, most co... or grilling, heating mainly by radiation. Meat may be baked, but is more often roastedRoasting Roasting is a cooking method that utilizes dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source.... , a similar process, using higher temperatures and shorter cooking times. The baking process does not add any fatFat Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water.... to the product, and producers of snack products such as potato chips are also beginning to replace the process of deep-frying with baking in order to reduce the fat content of their products. Overview The dry heat of baking changes the structures of starchStarch Starch is a complex carbohydrate which is insoluble in water; it is used by plants as a way to store excess glucose.... es in the food and causes its outer surfaces to brown, giving it an attractive appearance and taste, while partially sealing in the food's moisture. The browning is caused by caramelizationCaramelization Summary Caramelization or caramelisation is the oxidation of sugar, a process used extensively in cooking for the resulting nu... of sugars and the Maillard reactionMaillard reaction The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar, usually requiring the addition of h... . Moisture is never really entirely "sealed in", however; over time, an item being baked will become dry. This is often an advantage, especially in situations where drying is the desired outcome, for example in drying herbHerb Herbs are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value.... s or in roasting certain types of vegetableVegetable Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective.... s. The most common baked item is breadBread Bread is a staple food which is prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough.... . Variations in the ovens, ingredients and recipes used in the baking of bread result in the wide variety of breads produced around the world. Some foods are surrounded with moisture during baking by placing a small amount of liquid (such as waterWater Water is a tasteless, odorless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is known as the universal solve... or brothBroth Overview Broth is a liquid in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered and strained out.... ) in the bottom of a closed pan, and letting it steam up around the food, a method commonly known as braisingBraising Braising is cooking with "moist heat," typically in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid which results in a particul... . Over time breads become hard in a process known as going stale. This is not primarily due to moisture being lost from the baked products, but more a reorganization of the way in which the water and starch are associated over time. This process is similar to recrystallizationRecrystallization In chemistry, recrystallization is a procedure for purifying compounds.... , and is promoted by storage at cool temperatures, such as those of a domestic refrigerator.buang ka History Archaeological evidence suggests that the early EgyptiansEgyptians group = Egyptians??????? ' han.Remenkimi... first made breadFacts About Bread Bread is a staple food which is prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough.... in 2600-2100 B.C. It is believed that the Egyptians learned the skill from the Babylonians. The royal bakery of Ramses featured bread and cakes, some of which were shaped in the form of animals and used for sacrifices. Other early records show that a GreekGreeks The Greeks are an ethnic group mostly found in the southern Balkan peninsula of southeastern Europe and are primarily assoc... scholar, AristophanesAristophanes Aristophanes was a Greek Old Comic dramatist.... , first created honey flans and tortes, a type of dough nut made from honey and flour in a ring-cake like shape that was covered in wineWine Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes.... and served hot. The Roman EmpireRoman Empire The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government.... boasted the first pastry cooks association in the fourth century A.D. Around 1800 in GranthamGrantham Grantham is a small market town in Lincolnshire, England with about 35,000 inhabitants.... , LondonLondon London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom.... , in contrast with the ordinary bread merchants, some men sold bread from hand-carts, which they used as a shop on wheels. They earned the nickname “Gingerbread Merchants.”