How Baking Works Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science

Name: How Baking Works Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science
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ISBN: 9780471747239

ISBN-10: 0471747238

ISBN-13: 9780471747239

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Paula I. Figoni, Paula I. Figoni

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Understanding and applying food science to the bakeshop-now revised and updated How Baking Works, Second Edition thoroughly covers the entire baking process, emphasizing the "whys" at work behind basic techniques. The book takes the user through the major ingredient groups, explaining how sweeteners, fats, milk, leavening agents, and other ingredients affect the appearance, flavor, and texture of the end product. The coverage also includes scaling and measurements, heat transfer, and sensory properties in baking. This revised and updated Second Edition features: Hands-on exercises and experiments at the end of each chapter, with many involving the sensory evaluation of ingredients …

Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.344
Language: English

Paula Figoni is a food scientist and associate professor in the International Baking and Pastry Institute in the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island. She has more than ten years of experience in product development and food science at The Pillsbury Company and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.



Preface


Introduction to Baking


Heat Transfer


Overview of the Baking Process


Sensory Properties of Food


Wheat Flour


Variety Grains and Flours


Gluten


Sugar and Other Sweeteners


Thickening and Gelling Agents


Fats, Oils, and Emulsifiers


Eggs and Egg Products


Milk and Milk Products


Leavening Agents


Natural and Artificial Flavorings


Fruit and Fruit Products


Nuts and Seeds


Cocoa and Chocolate Products


Bibliography


Index