Autolyse
Autolyse is a term for bread baking technique of mixing the flour and water together and leaving it to rest before adding the other ingredients, such…
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The bagel, also spelt beigel, is a bread product which originated in the Jewish communities of Poland. Traditionally, it’s made of a yeasted wheat dough shaped…
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A baguette is a long, thin loaf of bread. It’s commonly known in English as a French stick. It’s made from a lean type of dough…
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When bread loaves are first put in the oven to bake, they swell rapidly. This is known as oven spring. If this has been planned for,…
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Ciabatta is a type of Italian white bread which includes olive oil as one of its ingredients. It was first created in Verona in response to…
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Kneading is the process of working dough, especially bread dough, to speed up the development of gluten to turn the dough into a firm and more…
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Panettone is a type of sweet bread loaf which originated in Milan, Italy. It’s often found at Christmas, New Year and other celebrations in Southern Europe…
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Slashing is a bakery term which refers to slashing the top of the dough with a very sharp knife or razor blade. This is crucial –…
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Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate is used as a leavening agent instead…
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