ABSTRACT

Sweet goods are, as the name implies, sweet to taste, made from a formula high in sugar. The ingredients of sweet baked goods are flour, shortening, eggs, nonfat dry milk, yeast, salt, leavening agents, additives, flavors, water, and various other enriching ingredients, and so forth. The percentage levels of ingredients used in different sweet goods are presented in Table 2.1. Each one of these ingredients has its own role and function in the preparation of the product. The role of ingredients will vary from one type of product to another.