Food Preparation Terms Puzzle
Across
- 4. To moisten food as it cooks
- 7. To cook food in a small amount of hot shortening
- 8. To cut food into very tiny pieces
- 9. To shred food by rubbing it against a grater
- 10. To make a mixture smooth or introduce air into a food by using a spoon, fork, whisk, etc
- 12. To decrease the amount of liquid in a mixture by boiling
- 14. To turn food light brown by exposing to heat
- 15. To cook in a liquid just below the boiling point
- 16. To cut food into very small pieces or cubes
- 18. To precook food slightly
- 20. To cover, or coat, one food with a light layer of another
- 21. To add air and increase the volume of a food by beating it vigorously
Down
- 1. To combine ingredients until soft and creamy or to soften butter to a creamy state
- 2. To blend food into a thick, smooth paste
- 3. To make a solid food into a liquid using heat
- 4. To cook food in the oven using dry heat
- 5. To put flour through a flour sifter
- 6. To work dough with the hands until it is smooth and elastic
- 7. To heat a liquid almost to the boiling point
- 9. To rub fat over a pan or container to keep food from sticking
- 11. To cook food in a simmering liquid
- 13. To remove juice, seeds, pulp, or pits from the food
- 17. To cut food into small squares or cubes
- 18. To cook food over or under a direct heat or flame
- 19. To cover the surface of a food with another food