When Ally’s son comes home from school, he immediately wants to dive into the chocolate pudding cake that Ally made, but she scolds him, telling him that she is letting her cake “rest.” What does she mean by this?

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letting the edges crisp up a bit more
letting the edges crisp up a bit more
letting the sugars evaporate
letting the sugars evaporate
letting the cake cool and settle down to its final shape
letting the cake cool and settle down to its final shape
letting her son work up an appetite

letting the cake cool and settle down to its final shape

When making sugar cookies, Ben puts his dough in the fridge for a few hours, which firms up the fat and gives the flour time to absorb any excess moisture. What is this process called?

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Responses
greasing the dough
greasing the dough
chilling the dough
chilling the dough
cutting in the dough
cutting in the dough
docking the dough

chilling the dough

When making a meringue, cooks whip up egg whites because their ______ works as a starch, growing stiff and adding strength to batter.

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minerals
minerals
sugar
sugar
protein
protein
yeast
yeast

protein

What term refers to flours with lower protein levels?

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soft wheat
soft wheat
hard wheat
hard wheat
gluten-free
gluten-free
cracked wheat
cracked wheat

soft wheat