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Levain’ is also known as what?
Wheat
Sourdough starter
Rice flour
Baking soda
Which of these flatbreads contains potato?
Lefse
Matzo
Crisp bread
Chapati
Matrimonial cake’ is another name for what?
Orange circles
Apple triangles
Date squares
Plum pudding
How are fritters cooked?
Boiled
Fried
Baked
Steamed
Bread sticks originate from which country?
Italy
India
Germany
Greece
Chapattis are cooked on a what?
Floor
Grill
Skillet
Table
Tiramisu contains which type of cheese?
Mascarpone
Blue cheese
Chedder
American
Which of these is a small confection originally created to use excess oven heat?
Flan
Empanada
Petit fours
Coulibiac
Duff Goldman is famous for baking what?
Pastries
Pies
Cakes
Bread
Which of these breads is not made with milk?
Luchi
Zopf
Bublik
Shirmal
The largest recorded muffin was how tall?
1 ft 6 in
2 ft 6 in
4 ft 6 in
3 ft 6 in
Which of these is not a type of flatbread?
Farl
Bannock
Crumpet
Crisp bread
Zebra cake’ is another name for which cake?
Corn cake
Icebox cake
Seed cake
Monkey cake
S’mores contain what kind of cracker?
Wafer
Cheese cracker
Graham cracker
Nut cracker
What shape are London buns?
Dove
Finger
Circle
Heart
A quiche resembles a pie with no what?
Sides
Filling
Pastry
Lid
Black moon’ is an alternative name for what?
Mud pie
Whoopie pie
Moon pie
Derby pie
Which of these is a ring shaped bread?
Baguette
Bagel
Mantou
Bloomer
Which of these pastries contains egg?
Filo
Puff
Shortcrust
Choux
What is another name for a Chinese pancake?
Puftaloon
Dosa
Laobing
Speckendick
Tiger bread contains what type of oil?
Sesame
Almond
Vegetable
Olive
Which of these breads is baked twice?
Appam
Panettone
Boule
Zwieback
Pastilla is what kind of pie?
Apple
Cheese
Cherry
Meat
Chocolate Teacakes are filled with what?
Cream
Caramel
Custard
Marshmallow
Chapatti bread originates from which country?
France
Japan
India
Chile
Which of these is a thin, hard Christmas biscuit originally from Switzerland?
Stroopwafel
Fortune cookie
Tirggel
Kitchel
Hot cross buns are what type of bun?
Spiced bun
Chelsea bun
Cream bun
Bacon bun
What is ‘speckled bread’ also known as?
Flatbread
Fried bread
Fruit bread
Crisp bread
What is a crumpet usually cooked on?
Open fire
Grill
Griddle
A pan
Which of these breads contains molasses?
Anadama
Mantou
Boule
Ciabatta
Where do Pandan waffles originate from?
Brazil
India
Peru
Vietnam
Which of these waffles contains no yeast?
American waffles
Belgian waffles
Brussels waffles
Stroopwafels
Who host the TV show ‘Sugar High’?
Anne Thornton
Lionel Poilane
Florian Bellanger
Duff Goldman
Who created the brand Betty Crocker?
Mary Berry
Elizabeth Falkner
Marjorie Husted
Jean-Philippe Maury
Which of these is a twisted fried pastry?
Buller
Sholler
Ruller
Cruller
Which country did the soufflé originate from?
Germany
France
Brazil
Italy
Which of these biscuits contains wholemeal?
Biscotti
Macaroon
Rock cake
Digestive biscuits
Which of these breads contains cream?
Panettone
Brioche
Pita
Rice bread
Quiches are filled with a savory what?
Jam
Cream
Custard
Jelly
Coyotas is a cookie that originates from which country?
France
Mexico
Spain
Australia
Which of these puddings does not contain jam?
tarte Tatin
Danish pastries
Plum tart
Bakewell tart
Which of these cookies contains no butter?
Chocolate chip cookies
Florentines
Shortbread
Berger cookies
Quiche Lorraine contains which of these ingredients?
Walnuts
Marzipan
Oranges
Bacon
What was Mary Berry’s first cook book called?
101 Banana Recipes
An Introduction to Baking
The Hamlyn All colour Cookbook
A Good Cook Guide in Pictures
Anna Olson is a pastry chef from which state?
Texas
Maine
Florida
Georgia
What does Chapati mean in Indian languages?
Circle
Toast
Empty bread
Flattened round
Which country is panettone originally from?
USA
Italy
France
Chile
Which of these is a Japanese dessert containing red bean paste?
Parkin
Sfouf
Yokan
Kutia
Which of these cakes is made with molasses?
Battenberg cake
Red velvet cake
Bolo de mel
Sernik
A custard baked in a mold in the oven is often called a what?
Turnover
Cookie
Flan
Pie
Which of these is not flavored with almond?
Stroopwafel
Biscotti
Ricciarelli
Rainbow cookies
Stromboli is a type of what?
Turnover
Fruit tart
Pie
Cheesecake
Which of these is an Australian baking show?
Planet Cake
Circle of Cake
Cake Centre
Whole Cake
In which country did the baguette originate from?
Australia
Germany
England
France
Frangipane is a filling made from or flavored with what?
Cherries
Walnuts
Peanuts
Almonds
The pattern of criss-crossing strips of pastry on top of food is called a what?
Lattice
Tuile
Coulibiac
Streusel
Which of these is a type of sandwich cookie?
Oreo
Nice
Afghans
Snickerdoodle
What is ‘apple crumble’ also known as?
Apple Strudel
Apple crisp
Apple stick
Apple loaf
Buddy Valastro is head baker at which bakery?
Crazy Susan’s
DC Cupcakes
Carlo’s Bakery
Charm City Cakes
Which of these breads does not contain rye?
Borodinsky
Pumpernickel
Focaccia
Black bread
The baking TV show ‘Sugar Rush’ is set where?
Washington, D.C.
Paris
London
New York
Which of these is a type of bread?
Saltdough
Treatdough
Carameldough
Sourdough
Which of these biscuits contains whole meal?
Rock cake
Macaroon
Biscotti
Digesive biscuits
How much did the worlds largest pasty weigh?
606 lb
1,804 lb
2,804 lb
1,604 lb
What is another name for a ‘Somoza’?
Tiropita
Spanakopita
Sambusac
Shoofly pie
Which of these is a sweet bread originating from France?
Stroopwafel
Brioche
Yufka
Mantou
What is the French name for a pastry chef?
Penia
Pumpernickel
Pillsburi
Patissier
Which of these cakes does not include egg yolks?
Carrot cake
Angel food cake
Cupcakes
Genoa cake
Macarons are usually flavored with what?
Peanuts
Cinnamon
Cloves
Almond powder
Bakewell tarts originate from which country?
Italy
Australia
UK
Germany
Condensed milk is an ingredient in which of these desserts?
Tiramisu
Dacquoise
Genoise
Banoffee pie
New York cheesecake usually contains what?
Cottage cheese
Sour cream
Buttermilk
Farmer’s cheese
What is unbaked bread often called?
Flour
Ball
Dough
Prove
Spanakopita is made from which type of pastry?
Puff
Choux
Shortcrust
Filo
From which country does anpan, a sweet bread usually filled with bean paste, come from?
Japan
Greece
Italy
China
Roti tissue’ is also known by what name?
Roti bicykle
Roti helikopter
Roti traine
Roti Taxo
Caramel tart originated in which country?
India
South Africa
Australia
Scotland
Which of these buns is often topped with fondant icing and half a glace cherry?
Sticky buns
Belgian bun
Mandarin roll
Cream bun
Derby pie contains what kind of nut?
Pine nuts
Peanuts
Walnuts
Chestnuts
The worlds tallest cake was how high?
308.27 ft
108.27 ft
408.27 ft
208.27 ft
Pate chinois’ is other name for which pie?
Chinese pie
Russian pie
Asian pie
Indian pie
Tarte tatin is a dessert that originates from which of these countries?
France
Mexico
Canada
Italy
What is the final step before baking that allows a dough to rise?
Mixing
Frying
Proofing
Kneading
Belgian buns usually contain which fruit?
Oranges
Dates
Sultanas
Apples
Croissants are what shape?
Squares
Crescents
Circles
Tubes
Which of these is an American bagel shaped fried cake?
Teacake
Doughnut
Speckendick
Petit four
Pierre Herme is most famous for baking what?
Cakes
Mille-feuille
Tarts
Macarons
Which of these is popular Chinese pastry?
Lotus seed buns
Snickerdoodle
Hot cross buns
Coulibiac
Nice biscuits are what flavor?
Sesame
Coconut
Almond
Date
Focaccia bread originates from which of these countries?
Italy
France
Spain
UK
Butter is not used in which of these cake?
Red velvet cake
Devil’s food cake
Opera cake
Depression cake
A small bread or bread roll is often called a what?
Bagel
Bun
Baguette
Fougasse
Which of these breads is usually long and thin in shape?
Baguette
Bagel
Roll
Bun
Bush bread’ is also referred to also what?
Seedcakes
Poppycakes
Corncakes
Ricecakes
Which of these is type of rye pancake?
Pretzel
Shirmal
Boule
Speckendick
What year was Paul Hollywood born in?
1976
1966
1986
1956
Which of these pies contains beef?
Pecan pie
Buko pie
Derby pie
Natchitoches pie
Which of these puddings contain milk?
Butter tart
Cream pie
Pecan pie
Derby pie
What flavor jam is traditionally used in Battenberg cake?
Orange
Apricot
Blackberry
Strawberry
What is a Thai steamed bun called?
Mantou
Semla
Siopao
Chelsea
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