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Flour provides the primary structure, starch and protein to the final baked bread. The protein content of the flour is the best indicator of the quality of the bread dough and the finished bread. While bread can be made from all-purpose wheat flour, a specialty bread flour, containing more protein (12–14%), is recommended for high-quality bread.
Roti is made from a mixture of flour, water, and optionally salt and butter or oil. [10] They are mixed together to create a dough which is left to rest. The dough is then divided into balls which are flattened with a rolling pin to form rotis. The rotis are then cooked on a tava or pan.
Ciabatta (/ tʃəˈbɑːtə, - ˈbæt -/, Italian: [tʃaˈbatta]; lit. ' slipper ') [1] is an Italian white bread created in 1982 [2][3] by a baker in Adria, province of Rovigo, Veneto, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. [2][3] Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, and flat, and is baked in many variations, although unique for ...
No-knead bread. No-knead bread is a method of bread baking that uses a very long fermentation (rising) time instead of kneading to form the gluten strands that give the bread its texture. It is characterized by a low yeast content and a very wet dough. The method is ancient, but since the development of kneading, it has become popular multiple ...
Baguette. A baguette (/ bæˈɡɛt /; French: [baɡɛt] ⓘ) is a long, thin type of bread of French origin [3] that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, not the shape, is defined by French law). [4] It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust. A baguette has a diameter of about 5 to 6 cm (2– 2⁄ in) and a usual length ...
Flemish desem bread (the word means 'starter') is a whole-wheat sourdough. [91] Whole-wheat sourdough flatbreads are traditionally eaten in Azerbaijan. [92] In Ethiopia, teff flour is fermented to make injera. [93] A similar variant is eaten in Somalia, Djibouti, and Yemen (where it is known as lahoh). [94]
Whole wheat bread or wholemeal bread is a type of bread made using flour that is partly or entirely milled from whole or almost-whole wheat grains, see whole-wheat flour and whole grain. It is one kind of brown bread. Synonyms or near-synonyms for whole-wheat bread outside the United States (e.g., the UK) are whole grain bread or wholemeal ...
Mexican breads. Breads inside a Mexican bakery. Mexican breads and other baked goods are the result of centuries of experimentation and the blending of influence from various European baking traditions. Wheat, and bread baked from it, was introduced by the Spanish at the time of the Conquest. The French influence in Mexican Bread is the strongest.