Pastry Case Study

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Introduction There are a number of different pastries and each is made by using different equipment and tools and we will look at that in this assignment. We will also look at how the different methods used to make each pastry and the different ingredients needed to produce the final product. There are many other aspects we will consider in the assignment for example why a certain pastry uses certain ratios and many other things. Question1 List of all essential equipment and utensils for preparation of each product: Pastry Products Equipment Tools Short or sweet paste Quarter sheet pan, conventional oven, fridge Knives, measuring cups, measuring spoons, pastry brushes, scale, sift, rolling pin, timer, bowl, and cooling …show more content…

Unroll second pastry sheet still on it's film and fold in half along its length then With a sharp knife make cuts along the folded edge towards the opposite side but leaving a border of 2.5cm.Brush border of base pastry with beaten egg. Carefully lift folded, cut pastry sheet and lay it over one half of the base pastry. Flute edge by pressing your thumb firmly down on top of pastry border and drawing the back of a knife inwards against it. Continue all the way round to flute entire edge, then brush the top with beaten egg to glaze before baking. Cornets In a refrigerator, chill a mixing bowl, butter and 1/4-cup lard for 30 minutes. Sift two cups flour and 1/4 tsp. salt into the chilled mixing bowl. Cut the chilled butter and lard into small cubes and add them to the flour. Mix the flour, butter and lard until it becomes crumbs. Pour 5 tbsp. iced water into the mix and shape into a ball. Add more water 1 tsp. at a time if the dough fails to adhere into

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