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A dough with very high hydration. In a recipe, the baker's percentage for water is referred to as the "hydration"; it is indicative of the stickiness of the dough and the "crumb" of the bread. Lower hydration rates (e.g., 50–57%) are typical for bagels and pretzels, and medium hydration levels (58–65%) are typical for breads and rolls. [25]
A roughly synonymous term in French baking is levain. Mother dough often refers to a sourdough, and in this context the term starter often refers to all or a piece of mother dough; [8] however, mother dough may also refer to a first-generation yeast sponge; [9] so the process [10] used in relation to the ingredients and fermentation times is ...
Irish brown bread is a quick bread recipe to enjoy on St. Patrick's Day and beyond. Made with whole wheat flour, oats, and stout beer, it has a nutty taste.
The sponge and dough method is a two-step bread making process: in the first step a sponge is made and allowed to ferment for a period of time, and in the second step the sponge is added to the final dough's ingredients, [1] creating the total formula. [2] In this usage, synonyms for sponge are yeast starter or yeast pre-ferment.
Costco’s Irish soda bread is made by Nellie Duncan and comes in 2.5 pound loaves. That’s more than enough for a small gathering. Besides, it’s even better a few days later! Pair this bread ...
As the Dutch Republic entered its Golden Age, lavish dishes became available to the wealthy middle class as well.The Dutch East India Company monopolised the trade in nutmeg, clove, mace and cinnamon, [15] provided in 1661 more than half of the refined sugar consumed in Europe, [16] and was the first to import coffee on a large scale to Europe, popularising the concept of coffee houses for the ...
Thus, the sacramental bread is the Resurrected Christ. The host, known as prosphorá or a πρόσφορον (prósphoron, 'offering') may be made out of only four ingredients: fine (white) wheat flour, pure water, yeast, and salt. Sometimes holy water will be either sprinkled into the dough or on the kneading trough at the beginning of the ...
S. cerevisiae is used in baking; the carbon dioxide generated by the fermentation is used as a leavening agent in bread and other baked goods. Historically, this use was closely linked to the brewing industry's use of yeast, as bakers took or bought the barm or yeast-filled foam from brewing ale from the brewers (producing the barm cake ...