Cooking - Functions of Food
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- Created on: 04-02-14 10:55
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- Cooking - Functions of Food
- Flour
- Provides Fibre
- If Self Raising, makes mixture rise
- Thickens sauces
- Forms the bulk of the bread, pastry and cake mixes
- If wholemeal, provides colour and texture
- Gluten in flour provides a stretchy dough
- Provides carbohydrates, Vitamin B, Calcium and Iron
- Sugar
- Provides sweetness
- If brown, provides colour and texture
- Large amounts prevent micro-organism growth.
- Caramelises to produce a brown colour
- Retains moisture
- Helps to trap air in cake mixtures
- Provides carbohydrates
- Eggs
- Fats and Oils
- Flour
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