Chapter 21: Fruit Desserts

how is a crisp made?

-toss apples with sugar and lemon juice, rub butter, sugar, cinnamon and flour until blended, sprinkle over apples, bake until top is brown -like a cobbler but with streusel topping instead of pastry crust

which berry keeps the best?

cranberries

you would taste both grapefruit and peaches if you were eating _____

creme brûlée sophia

what can be considered a dessert?

-fresh fruit with a cream or sauce, cooked fruit, baked fruit, pastries, -fresh fruit to complex dessert such as compote, sauce, sabayon, creme anglaise, coulis

how would you prepare a cobbler?

-place fruit filling in pan, roll out pastry to fit the pan and place on top of filling, bake, serve -like a fruit pie without the bottom crust

in order to prepare caramelized pear charlotte, you would have to produce a ______, ________ and _______.

-syrup, mousse, glacage -bavarian, mousse and charlotte

name six fruits that do not ripen further after picking.

apples, cherries, berries, citrus fruit, grapes, pineapple, watermelon

what fruit should always be refrigerated in their original container until they are used?

berries, cherries, grapes,

which of the following fruit desserts is paired correctly with its non-fruit component?

cobbler --> pastry crust

the preparation of _____ can be made easier if they are first placed in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 mins

coconut

what happens to bananas when you put them in the refrigerator?

darken the skin but not the flesh

what should you do with a cut apple?

dip in lemon juice or ascorbic acid to prevent browning

it would be acceptable to substitute biscuit dough for pie pastry if you were making _____

fruit cobbler

apple crisps are used as ____

garnish

which type of apple would be best to cook with?

granny smith and golden delicious

which fruits have edible seeds?

guava, kumquats

most fruits are _____ and _____ when immature.

hard, green, bitter, flavorless

describe a betty

homey desserts with alternating layers of rich cake crumbs and fruit

a compote is defined as cooked fruit served in ______

its cooking liquid

you can eat all of me. I am a _____

kumquat

which of the following statements is false?

pears are better for cooking when they are slightly overripe

how do you prepare a poached pear?

peel, quarter and core

chef rolled a whole fruit on the countertop under his hand, pierced a hole in its side, and then squeezed out its juice. the fruit he was preparing was a _____

pomegranate

fruit desserts have become popular because

received to be healthier, less fat, fewer calories, fresh stimulating flavors

which apple would be the worst to cook with?

red delicious

thanks to advances in ______ and ____, fresh fruits are widely available year around

transportation, refrigeration