A variety of yellow eating apple flushed with bright orange raised in Bakers's of Codsall in Wolverhampton in 1932 having been found in Wales. It has rich, juice cream flesh and is an early-season apple harvested from early September in South-East England. It has no storage properties.
Fresh yeast. A strain of yeast which is particularly suited to bread-making. It is available in a crumbly solid cake. Must be fresh to work effectively.
Bakeries sell fresh breads and rolls. Depending on the country you may also find pastires, cakes etc.
A tart consisting of a puff pastry base covered with almond cake filling and jam (US: jelly), originating in Bakewell in Derbyshire. Said to have been the precursor of Bakewell tart.
A tart consisting of a short crust pastry base covered with almond cake filling and jam (US: jelly), originating in Bakewell in Derbyshire. According to one source, it arose when the cook at the Rutland Arms forgot to add the flour to an almond cake mix.
Baking powder is a raising agent used to make a baked mixture light. Baking powder consists of bicarbonate of soda (US: baking soda) and cream of tartar which, if mixed with flour or starch, assists pastry and cake doughs to rise, as when it meets moisture it produces carbon dioxide which aerates and lightens the dough.
A flat steel tray with raised edges, used in the oven for heating foods which will not spread or run during baking, such as pizzas, sausages, or for standing other containers on, such as flans.
A baking sheet or tray is a large sheet of metal, approximately the same size as the shelf inside the oven, on which foods are placed to be baked.
