FOOD PREPARATION TERMS Crossword

To lightly mix ingredients so as NOT to mash them.
To moisten food while cooking to prevent drying and sometimes to add flavor.
To combine ingredients using a gentle up-and-over motion to prevent air loss. Often done with a spoon or wire whisk.
To cut foods into strips.
To cut or chop into tiny pieces.
To beat rapidly, incorporating air to produce expansion.
To let food stand in an oil-acid mixture to flavor and make tender.
To distribute solid fat into dry ingredients. Done with a pastry blender. (two words)
A mixture of dry ingredients and liquid that can be beaten.
A mixture of liquid and dry ingredients stiff enough to be kneaded.
To remove outer covering by stripping it off.
To add seasonings such as salt, pepper, herbs or spices to a food to heighten the flavor
To mix, usually with a spoon, in a circular motion.
To cause a dry substance to pass into a solution in a liquid.
To pass one or more dry ingredients through a sifter.
To mix two or more ingredients thoroughly.
To cut in small cubes.
To soften fats and mix other ingredients by rubbing with the back of a spoon against the sides of a bowl.
To cut with a sharp knife or chopper with an up-and-down motion.
To heat the oven to the desired temperature before putting the food in.
To fold, stretch, and turn dough to make it smooth and elastic.
To add air or make a mixture smooth by mixing vigorously with an over-and-over motion with a spoon, wire whisk, rotary beater, or electric mixer.
To rub into small pieces by moving food over a grater.
To remover outer covering by cutting it off.
To cover the surface lightly with another food such as fat.
To spread the sides and/or bottom of a pan with shortening.
To decorate food with small pieces of colorful food to make it attractive.