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3. /A liquid that gives an item a shiny surface. To cover a food with a shiny liquid. Melted apricot jam is a popular glaze.
5. /To coat food with melted butter, glaze, or other liquid using a pastry brush.
7. /To combine ingredients usually by stirring.
8. /To heat a liquid until bubbles break continually on the surface.
9. /To incorporate two or more ingredients thoroughly.
11. /To cut solids into pieces with a sharp knife.
13. /Working butter or vegetable shortening, margarine, into dry ingredients for equal distribution. This is done with the help of a pastry blender and is an important procedure in making flaky pie crusts.
15. /To cut or chop food into extremely small pieces.

1. /To soften a fat, especially butter, by beating it at room temperature.
2. /A measure approximately equal to 1/16 teaspoon, a pinch or less.
4. /To cook food in hot cooking oil, usually until a crisp brown crust forms.
6. /Used to eat soup.
9. /A quick sautéing/searing done either at the beginning or end of meal preparation, often to enhance flavor, texture, or eye appeal.
10. /To cut food in small cubes of uniform size and shape.
12. /To beat rapidly to incorporate air and produce expansion, as in heavy cream or egg whites.
14. /To combine ingredients with a lifting motion.
16. /Evenly covering food with flour, crumbs, herbs, oil or batter.