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  2. Leavening agent - Wikipedia

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    In cooking, a leavening agent (/ ˈ l ɛ v ən ɪ ŋ /) or raising agent, also called a leaven (/ ˈ l ɛ v ən /) or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batters that cause a foaming action (gas bubbles) that lightens and softens the mixture.

  3. Proofing (baking technique) - Wikipedia

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    Challah proofing in loaf pans. Bread covered with linen proofing cloth in the background. In cooking, proofing (also called proving) is a step in the preparation of yeast bread and other baked goods in which the dough is allowed to rest and rise a final time before baking.

  4. Baker's yeast - Wikipedia

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    Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast commonly used as baker's yeast. Gradation marks are 1 μm apart.. Baker yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ...

  5. Bread machine - Wikipedia

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    Raku Raku Pan Da the "World's first automatic bread-making machine" Although bread machines for mass production had been previously made for industrial use, the first self-contained breadmaker for household use was released in Japan in 1986 by the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (now Panasonic) based on research by project engineers and software developer Ikuko Tanaka, who trained with the ...

  6. List of breads - Wikipedia

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    Vienna bread: Leavened Austria Produced from a process using high milling of Hungarian grain, cereal press-yeast for leavening. Wagafi bread: Flatbread Iraq, Iran: A flat, thin bread. White bread: White Global Made from wheat flour from which the bran and the germ have been removed through a process known as milling. Whole wheat bread: Leavened ...

  7. 20 Things to do with Leftover Bread - AOL

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    Bread is a pretty fantastic food. It's the backbone of any sandwich, and is often used to accompany meals when entertaining. It's incredibly versatile, which means if you have a lot of it left ...

  8. Sponge and dough - Wikipedia

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    One significant decision the baker must make when designing such a formula, or adapting a direct or straight-dough [10] formula or recipe, is to decide the sponge-to-dough flour ratio. [ 1 ] [ 11 ] While the relative amounts of ingredients used may vary, the method remains the same.

  9. Bread - Wikipedia

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    Quick breadBread leavened with agents other than yeast; Sliced breadLoaf of bread that has been sliced with a machine; Slow Bread – Type of bread made using very little yeast; Sop – Piece of bread or toast that is drenched in liquid and then eaten. Stuffing – Edible mixture filling a food's cavity; White bread – Type of bread ...