Ready Mix (packet mix) - A mix which can make a cake or biscuit when a few simple ingredients are added., Weighing and Measuring - Using scales or jugs or spoons to make the ingredient the amount written in the recipe., Creaming/Beating - Beating sugar and softened butter together to form a lighter aerated mixture. This is a way to add lightness and volume to cakes., Whisking - To beat rapidly with a wire whisk or electric mixer to incorporate air into a mixture in order to lighten and increase the volume of the mixture., Folding - A gentle technique used to combine a light, airy ingredient (such as beaten egg whites) with a heavier one (such as cake mix)., Rubbing In - Using finger tips or blade in processor to make fat and flour mixture into crumbs., Greasing - To rub fat on the surface of a pan or dish to prevent sticking., Glazing - Brushing a cake or biscuit with a liquid before cooking to change colour or apperance. Or adding a liquid to a finished cake or biscuit to change appearance and flavour., Portioning - To cut a mixture or finished cake into equal size pieces., Piping - To use a piping bag to make icing or a cake mixture into required shapes., Shaping - To shape a dough into a chosen shape., Baking - To cook in an oven with dry heat., Filling - Putting jam in a sponge or in a doughnut, for example., Rolling - Using a rolling pin to make a sheet of pastry, biscuit dough or icing., Lining - Lining a tray with paper or pastry., Trimming/Icing - Adding a layer of rolled out icing or marzipan to a cake and trimming neatly., Spreading or Smoothing - Putting jam in a sponge or icing on a cupcake, and using a pallete knife to make neat layer., Kneading - To fold, push and turn dough or other mixture to produce a smooth, elastic texture., Dusting/Dredging/Sprinkling - To sprinkle sugar or spices over food as a decoration. A recipe may also ask you to 'dust' a work surface with flour or icing sugar to stop dough or fondant icing from sticking, Mixing - To stir together two or more ingredients until they are thoroughly combined.,

Baking words - City and Guilds

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