Foods Prep Terms

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Across
  1. 3. Work dough by pressing it with heels of hands, folding, turning and repeating motion until dough is smooth and elastic
  2. 4. To make a liquid more dense by adding an agent like flour, cornstarch, or egg yolks
  3. 6. To soak in a hot liquid
  4. 10. To cut into small pieces
  5. 11. Decorate foods by adding an attractive & complementary food
  6. 13. To heat appliance to desired temperature about 5-8 min. before it is to be used
  7. 15. To put food through a fine sieve or mill to form a smooth liquid
  8. 17. cut into very small cubes of equal size
  9. 18. Place small pieces of butter or another food over the surface of a food
  10. 19. Cook without fat in an uncovered skillet
  11. 20. To cut into thin, flat pieces
  12. 21. Cook one or several foods together in a seasoned liquid for a long time
  13. 22. Mix ingredients together with a circular up & down motion using a spoon, whisk or electric mixer
  14. 25. Cook in a small amount of hot fat
  15. 26. to cook uncovered in the oven with dry heat
  16. 27. to heat sugar until a brown color & characteristic flavor develops
Down
  1. 1. Incorporate a delicate mixture into a thicker mixture
  2. 2. To leave an opening through which steam can escape in covering of food to be cooked in a microwave
  3. 5. To soften solid fats, often by adding a second ingredient, such as sugar
  4. 7. To mix lightly
  5. 8. To make into a desired shape
  6. 9. Cut or chop into very fine pieces
  7. 11. Apply a liquid that forms a glossy coating
  8. 12. Cut into thin stick-size strips
  9. 13. Boil in liquid until partially cooked
  10. 14. To make small, shallow cuts on the surface of food
  11. 16. Decrease the quantity of a liquid & intensify the flavor by boiling
  12. 20. To cook in a liquid that is barely at the boiling point
  13. 21. To add herbs, spices, or other ingredients to a food to increase the flavor
  14. 23. To cut or break into thin pieces
  15. 24. To brown the surface of a food very quickly with high heat
  16. 25. To mix with circular motion