Quickbreads

What is a Quickbread?• Uses baking powder or baking soda as

leavening• No rising period- baked as soon as mixed• Coarse texture, bumpy crust

Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness

1. Pour Batter• Batter thickness– thin, pour from bowl

• Example:– pancakes, waffles, crepes

2. Drop Batter• Batter thickness:– thick, drop from spoon into baking pan

• Example:– `muffins, breads, coffee cakes

Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness

3. Soft Dough• Batter thickness:– thick enough to shape by hand

• Example:– biscuits

Types of Quickbreads- group according to batter thickness

Methods of Mixing Quickbreads

• Muffin Method

• dry ingredients in one bowl• liquid ingredients in second bowl• mix dry and liquid together-just until moist (still

lumpy)• Overmix-muffin is peaked, smooth crust, tunnels

• Biscuit Method

• -mix dry ingredients together• -shortening is cut-in• -add liquids and mix with a fork• -knead dough• -roll out dough and cut out

biscuits

BAKING

•Muffin Tins• -grease bottom only• -use muffin liners• -fill empty cups halfway with water before baking

 

•Doneness• -Finger touch• -Toothpick• -Golden brown color