Question

a small french - themed cafe has just introduced a quiche, a baked dish made with a pastry crust and a filling of beaten eggs and cream. quiche is frequently flavored by adding vegetables, meat and seafood. what does the chef ask the prep cooks to do so the vegetables in the dish bake evenly?
a. choose special out - of - season vegetables
b. wash the vegetable dishes extra clean
c. label all the vegetable ingredients
d. cut the vegetable pieces into the same size
e. cut the vegetable pieces into a wide variety of interesting shapes

Explanation:

When vegetables are cut into the same size, they will have a more uniform surface - area - to - volume ratio. This allows heat to penetrate and distribute more evenly during baking. Out - of - season vegetables (A) may not be of the best quality for even baking. Washing vegetable dishes (B) is about hygiene, not even baking. Labeling ingredients (C) is for identification, not baking evenness. Cutting into a wide variety of shapes (E) would lead to different sizes and thus uneven baking.

Answer:

D. cut the vegetable pieces into the same size