CUA 145 - Introduction to Baking

4 Credit Hour(s) • 90 Contact Hours (Lecture/Lab Combination)
Prerequisite: CUA 100, CUA 101
Provides the student with the fundamentals of baking terminology, principles of baking, and the characteristics of the functions of the main ingredients that is used in bakery production. Orients student to use commercial equipment, tools, and provides the student with the fundamentals of basic yeast-raised production and quick breads, white bread, rolls, variety grain breads, specialty breads, sweet yeast-raised products, and quick bread, fundamentals of basic cake, pie, pastry, and cookie production. Enables the student to produce a variety of cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, and assorted dessert items in a commercial kitchen.