Bakery theory - Bread making ingredients

Bread making ingredients

Refined flour

·        It is the main ingredients used in breads

·        Strong flour are used for bread making

·        Flour contains gluten

·        It is the base of the dough

Water

v Required for preparation of dough

v It aids the baking process

v Provides necessary moisture to yeast distributes the yeast in entire dough

v Binds all the other ingredients, milk can be used as a liquid source.

Yeast

v Causes leavening in the dough

v Convert sugar into tiny bubble of CO²

v Ideal temperature for yeast to act is 25⁰c

v Works best within the temperature range of 25-40⁰c

Sugar

Ø Food for yeast

Ø Gives colour

Ø Gives floor

Ø Act as a sweetener

Ø Act as a preservative

Ø Helps to retain the moisture

Milk

1.     enhances the nutritive value

2.     improves the keeping quality

3.     gives flavor

4.     improves the odor

5.     provides soft crust

Fat

·        soften the dough

·        helps to increase the volume

·        improve the texture

·        improve the flavor

·        improve the keeping quality

·        enhances the nutritive value

·        helps in retaining the moisture

               Egg

·       enhances nutritive value

·       binding the dough

·       golden colour on the crust when egg wash is given

·       provides shine to the product