Thursday, February 17, 2011

Weekly Report 17/2

The experiment of the day: Fruit Leather. It can also be known as fruit preservation.

Basic Formula:

2 1/2 cup Strawberries, hulled and cut in half
25g sugar


Here we go.
  
2.00 pm: Chef's Briefing
Description:
Chef Zaid's briefing on the objective of the experiment and dividing task between groups.

2.15 pm: Start Operation
Description:

1. The operation started with a simple mise en place.

 



2. Then we continued with pureeing the strawberries. Sugar was added soon after the strawberries were pureed




Pureed strawberry. A thick mass of gooey strawberry.


4. After pureeing, the paste was spread on the pan with parchment paper evenly,

2.00 pm: Starts baking
Description: 
The pureed strawberries were baked in a oven of 100 degree Celsius, with the oven door ajar.


4.25 pm: Finish Baking
Description:
The baking took 1 hour and 50 minutes. The product:
  

5.00 pm: Evaluation Session
Description:
All experiments were evaluated. The results are as follows:
TREATMENT/ FRUITS
COLOR
FLAVOR
TENDERNESS
Before
After
Strawberry
Red
Red
Sweet
Soft
Dragonfruit
White
Bitter
Bitter
Flaky
Peach
Orange
Orange
Sweet
Chewy
Kiwi
Green
Brown
Bitter
Flaky
Apple
Yellow
Brown
Sweet
Elastic


 5.45 pm: Class Dismissed


RECOMMENDATION:
Make sure the pureed fruits are properly dried before taking it out from the oven and check on it always to avoid from being burnt.

CONCLUSION:
Certain fruits like dragonfruit and kiwi change color when preserved with sugar.
 


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