Transcript Chapter_1

Breakfast Foods and
Sandwiches
Chapter 1
Milk terms to know…
Pasteurized
Heated to destroy harmful bacteria
Homogenized
Treated so that milk fat appears
uniformly throughout the product
Types of Milk
• Whole (4% Fat)
• Low Fat (1-2%
Fat)
• Skim (0% Fat)
• Buttermilk
• Evaporated
• Condensed
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UHT
Powdered
Lactose-Free
Soy
Rice
Almond
Dairy Storage
Refrigerated 41 or lower
Tightly sealed container
Dairy products tend to
absorb other flavors
quickly and easily
Types of Cream
Type of Cream
Amount of Fat
Notes
Light Whipping Cream About 30%
Heavy Whipping
Cream
36-38%
Very Heavy Whipping
Cream
40%
Greater yield of cream
– longer shelf life with
products
Light Cream
18-30%
Sometimes called
coffee cream
Half-and Half
10.5-18%
One part milk, one part
cream
Sour Cream
At least 18%
Tangy flavor, thick
texture
All About Butter & Margarine
Butter is made by mixing cream at a high
speed
Salted or unsalted
Clarified = heated to remove milk solids and
water – less likely to burn
Margarine is a manufactured food product that
contains no milk products. Made with
various vegetable and animal fats, flavoring,
colors, preservatives, etc… Generally has
transfats or trans fatty acids.
Categories of Cheese
Unripened Cheese: Soft and White,
Examples: cottage, ricotta, cream, mozzarella, feta
Semi-ripened Cheese: Rinds are powdery white or golden orange,
creamy in texture
Examples: Brie, Camembert
Semisoft: Mild with buttery flavor, smooth, sliceable
Examples: Gouda, Munster
Blue-veined: Mold is injected or sprayed into cheese, strong flavor
Examples: Blue, Gorgonzola, Roquefort
Firm: Aged, firm texture, mild to sharp flavor
Examples: Cheddar, Gruyere
Very Hard: Ripened with bacteria & enzymes,
slow process, at least 2 years. Hard and dry texture
Examples: Asiago, Parmigiano, Pecorino Romano
The Versatile Egg
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Magic Ingredient!!
Outer shell, white (albumen), yolk, chalazae
White: Protein and water
Yolk: Protein, fat and thickener
Chalazae – membranes that hold the yolk in
place
Grades AA, A, B
Colored eggs??
Jumbo, XL, L, M, S, Peewee
Most recipes based on
Large eggs
Ways to Prepare an Egg
Hard Cooked: boiled in shell until yolk is firm
Baked: with other ingredients
Shirred: cooked in butter in a ramekin
Poached: out of shell, simmered in water
Scrambled: gentle heat, constantly stirred
Fried: sunny side up, over easy
Rolled Omelet: filled like a burrito
Flat Omelet: finish in oven, Frittata
Souffleed Omelet: Whip whites, finish in oven
Quiche: egg custard baked in a crust
Soufflés: base, egg whites, flavorings,
correct timing
Hot Breakfast Beverages
• Coffee – US Medium Roast
• Don’t hold over 1 hour
• Tea
• Black: fermented leaves
• Green: not fermented
• Oolong: partially fermented
• Herbal: tisane – no actual
tea
• Hot Cocoa
Sandwich Ingredients
Bread: basic ingredient,
edible container
Spread: prevent bread
from soaking up the
filling, add flavor and
add moisture.
Filling: Beef, Pork,
Cheese, Salad, Poultry,
Vegetables, Fish,
Onions, Peanut butter,
Pickles, etc…