Question 1
Which type of dough is made by repeatedly folding butter into dough to create many flaky layers?
- Puff pastry
- Choux pastry
- Cookie dough
- Shortcrust pastry
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Puff pastry
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Pastry trivia quiz
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What the Pastry questions cover
- Meringue
- Cream Fillings
- Lamination
- Canelés
- Choux
- Creams
- Custard creams
- Custards
- Dough
- French Classics
- Layered Pastry
- Macarons
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Question 2
What custard-based filling is traditionally piped into an éclair?
- Buttercream
- Pastry cream
- Cream cheese
- Whipped cream
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Pastry cream
Question 3
What causes the dough used for cream puffs to rise dramatically in the oven?
- Baking soda
- Gelatin
- Steam
- Yeast
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Steam
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