Bread

Bread

Any foodstuff made of flour or meal that has been mixed into a dough or batter, and usually with added leavening agent, and then baked.

Industry: Baked goods

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Process of extracting a portion of final dough and allowing it to sit until next dough is made, adding water and flour to maintain its ability to leaven; because pate fermente is "old dough," salt is ...

boule

Baked goods; Bread

Round loaf of bread of French origin with a crispy crust.

enriched bread

Baked goods; Bread

A category of bread that describes those that are no longer lean breads due to extra additives, which change the dough consistency or texture, resulting in differences in rising level, hardness, etc. ...

lean bread

Baked goods; Bread

A category of bread that describes those that only consist of the most essential of ingredients (flour, water, and salt with leavening agents optional in certain cases). Lean breads can also include ...

compressed yeast

Baked goods; Bread

Fresh yeast that is packaged in cake form or as a crumbled substance; as it has a very short shelf life, about 1 to 4 weeks, compressed yeast must be refrigerated at all times.

coolrise dough

Baked goods; Bread

Dough that is placed in refrigerator overnight for rising purposes.

couche

Baked goods; Bread

A piece of cloth, linen or canvas that is used to wrap around dough as it rises; dusted with flour. A couche does not need to be washed but after use, is hung up to dry with bigger bits of dough ...