Bakers, Bread and Pastry

Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce small quantities of breads, pastries, and other baked goods for consumption on premises or for sale as specialty baked goods.

Job Task

• Weighs and measures ingredients, using measuring cups and spoons.
• Mixes ingredients to form dough or batter by hand or using electric mixer.
• Rolls and shapes dough, using rolling pin and cuts dough in uniform portions with knife, divider, cookie cutter.
• Molds dough in desired shapes, places dough in greased or floured pans, and trims overlapping edges with knife.
• Mixes and cooks pie fillings, and pours fillings into pie shells and tops filling with meringue or cream.
• Checks production schedule to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake.
• Spreads or sprinkles toppings on loaves or specialties and places dough in oven, using long-handled paddle (peel).
• Covers filling with top crust; places pies in oven; and adjust drafts or thermostatic controls to regulate oven temperatures.
• Mixes ingredients to make icings, decorates cakes and pastries, and blends colors for icings, shaped ornaments, and statuaries.
• Cuts, peels, and prepares fruit for pie fillings.

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