2. VARIOUS COMMODITIES USED
IN PASTRY
• Flours and starches
• Sugars and other sweeteners
• Dairy products
• Fats and oils
• Gelatin
• Flavorings
• Nuts
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3. FLOURS AND STARCHES
• Self raising flour is most commonly used
• Special cake flour with a low gluten content is used to
get soft textured cakes
• Strong white flour has a high gluten content and is
suitable for puff pastry.
• Corn flour is used for thickening in custards
• Arrowroot is used for producing a clear jelly when
combined with water it is used to thicken sauces
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4. FLOURS AND CEREALS USED IN
BREAD MAKING
• WHOLE MEAL FLOUR – It is a type of flour which is
full i.e. nothing is taken away or added
• BLEACHED WHITE FLOUR - It is creamy in colour
artificially whitened by the addition of bleaching agents
like chlorine
• ORGANIC FLOUR – It refers to flour that has been
milled from naturally produced wheat i.e. no pesticides
used in its cultivation
• STRONG FLOUR - It is the best type of flour for making
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5. • FINE FRENCH PLAIN FLOUR : mixture of
white and plain flour used by the french bakers
called as farine fluide
• BRAN : it is the papery thin covering on the
wheat grain. bran cannot be digested by our
body but is a good source of fiber in a diet
• KERNELS OF WHEAT : it is the inner
portion of the wheat grain when the husk is
removed
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6. WHEAT GERM : this little seed is rich in
vitamin b and e, proteins and salt and is
present in the whole meal flour but partially
removed in brown flour
BARLEY : grown across europe and was
used to make breads when wheat became
expensive. now used more commonly for
brewing
BUCK WHEAT : it comes from the family of
rhubarb and dock and there fore not a
cereal
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7. • CORN : corn is a symbolic word used by the
british to talk about a predominant grain that
grew in the region the flour is mixed with
gluten rich flour before being made into bread
• MILLET : it was an animal cereal and thrives
in the tropics
• OATS : cultivated by the the scotts and they
enjoyed the porridge made out of it. grown
primarily for animal consumption
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8. • RYE : it prefers cold climate to grow so it
is found to be used in many breads in
Germany
• SPELT : it is one of the most cultivated
grain and is a type of wheat grown in
northern Europe
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9. • GRANARY FLOUR : it is a proprietary blend
of brown and rye flour and malted wheat grain
• MALT HOUSE FLOUR : it is a combination
of stone ground brown flour, rye flour and
malted wheat flour with wheat flakes
• GRAHAM FLOUR : very popular in u.s and
is coarser than the wheat flour it is named
after Rev. Sylvester Graham
• BROWN FLOUR : it is flour with 85 % flour
and the rest is wheat bran and wheat germ
extract
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10. • WHEAT GERM FLOUR : it is flour that
has 10 % added wheat germ it is very
healthy, it has a very nutty flavour
• SEMOLINA : the wheat kernel or
endosperm milled after removing the bran
and the wheat germ
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11. RAISING AGENTS
• YEAST- most popular and the most simple of all leavening
agent
• BAKING POWDER- this is made of an acid and an alkali when
they come in contact with water it carbonates and forms air
pockets
• BICARBONATE OF SODA- this is the leavening in the irish
soda bread ,this is an alkali when mixed with water and an
acid releases carbon dioxide gas
• CREAM OF TARTAR- powder extracted from the wine casks
• CITRIC ACID- powdered substance extracted from citrus
juices
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12. NATURAL LEAVENERS
• IT IS MADE WITH A MEDIUM OF FLOUR OR
GROWN ON POTATOES, YOGHURT AND
TREACLE
• SOUR DOUGHS
• it is also based on the natural leavening it depends
wholly on the wild yeast in the atmosphere. in France
it is called as Levain used for baguettes
• in local language it is called as a starter it can take up
to a week to ferment
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13. FATS AND OIL
• VEGETABLE OILS
• BUTTER
• MARGARINE
• ANIMAL FAT such as
LARD
SUET
• RENDERING FAT
• CLARIFYING BUTTER
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17. Gelatin
• It is used as a setting agent
• Available in two forms - leaf gelatin and
powdered gelatin- which one do you think is
stronger?
• Agar is also used for its setting properties in
many desserts. A vegetarian option
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18. Flavourings
• Chocolate and its multiple varieties are used
• Coffee instant or ground coffee
• Spirits used for flavouring all kinds of desserts
• Spices cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla
pods are the spices most commonly used
• Essences- natural extracts of fruits and
vegetables are used sparingly
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