Theory of Bakery

Book excerpt: Theory of Bakery is designed for students of Diploma and Food Craft courses in Hotel Management. Catering to the syllabus of National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology completely, the book elaborates on the concept of bakery, equipment used for baking and some of the popularIndian sweets. The book begins with giving an introduction to bakery and pastry making along with the role of ingredients in preparing them. From bread fabrication, to sugar confections to the various methods used for pre-preparation of breads and pastries such as Sifting, Autolysis, Piping, Whipping etc., thebook has been planned to provide a detailed understanding to all the processes of Bakery. Various cold and hot desserts such as fruit based, deep fried, frozen, Jellies and more have been discussed at length. Common faults while preparing cake, cookies, sauce have been discussed for the benefit ofstudents and young professionals.