Baked goods

Baked goods

Of or related to food prepared by the use of high heat, especially an oven, to make the food product edible for human consumption. Usually requires yeast as an active ingredient.

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bleached flour

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Flour that uses a chemical agent to bleach it when processed because fresh wheat flour does not consistently yield good products. As flour ages with time, it whitens and become a ...

crumb

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The technical term for the inside portion of bread; texture and color differ according the the bread.

crust

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Term for the exterior of bread.

proofing

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To allow leavening agents in bread to expand, a period of rest is needed. Proofing describes this period, typically occuring in two stages: the first is called "bulk proofing," ...

gringe

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A term which describes the cuts in dough in its final shape before baking. The gringes expand as the dough is baked and results in the crust consisting of different dimensions. ...

straight dough

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Referring to the process of composing dough rather than the dough itself, straight dough describes the method of mixing together all core ingredients to create a dough, the actual ...

sponge dough

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The other process of composing dough aside from straight dough, sponge dough refers to the method of baking bread that usually includes some form of preferment, which is the ...