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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babka

Baked goods; Bread

An Eastern Europe yeast cake that is rich and sweet, usually contains fruit (most commonly raisins or currants) and rum, sometimes topped with a fruit glaze. There is also a Jewish version that ...

Narrow, long, and prevalent in France, this loaf can be up to three feet long, though is usually found in two-feet proportions. It is traditionally only made from flour, water, yeast, and salt. The ...

lactobacilli

Baked goods; Bread

The bacteria that interacts with wild yeast during fermentation, creating acidic responses and carbon dioxide.

knead

Baked goods; Bread

Repetitious process of pressing, pushing, and working at and into a ball of dough to ensure all the ingredients are mixed well together and, more importantly, to allow gluten to form and strengthen.

absorption

Baked goods; Bread

In terms of baking bread, absorption describes how much water is absorbed by the flour.

windowpane test

Baked goods; Bread

To ensure that kneaded dough is ready for next step, the windowpane test can be exercised. A small amount of dough is stretched out until it becomes a very thin sheet. Held up against light, if it ...