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Yeast Breads
Guide to Good Food
Pgs. 375-385
1. List the ingredients that are commonly found in yeast breads:
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2. What are some other ingredients that may be found in yeast breads?
Yeast Bread Ingredients
Flour:
3. When mixed with liquid and kneaded the flour develops _______________.
4. What is the difference between bread flour and all purpose flour?
5. Why is it necessary to add flour to whole wheat and non-wheat flours?
Liquid:
6. List some examples of liquids that may be used in yeast breads?
7. What qualities does milk provide in yeast breads?
8. Does the temperature of a liquid affect yeast cells?
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9. What temperature is needed for a liquid in yeast breads?
10. What happens to the bread and yeast if the liquid temperature is too high?
11. What happens to the bread and yeast if the temperature of the liquid is too low?
Salt:
12. What is the function of salt in yeast breads?
Yeast:
13. What is yeast?
14. What are the 3 forms of yeast?
15. What is the difference between the three:
16. What happens to bread if too much yeast is used?
Sugar:
17. What types of sugar can be used?
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18. What is the function of sugar in yeast breads?
19. What happens to the bread if too much sugar is used?
Fat:
20. What is the function of a fat in yeast breads?
Eggs:
21. What is the function of an egg?
Mixing Methods for Yeast Breads
22. List the four mixing methods:
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Mixing Method:
Description:
Water Temperature:
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Food Science Principles of Preparing Yeast Breads:
Kneading:
23. Describe kneading:
Fermentation:
24. What is fermentation:
25. What should happen to the dough during fermentation?
26. At what temperature should dough be kept?
Punching Dough:
27. What is the purpose of punching dough?
Shaping:
28. List 5 tips you can follow when shaping bread?
Baking:
29. Describe the term oven spring?
Characteristics of Yeast Bread:
30. Describe a high quality loaf of yeast bread?
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Timesaving Yeast Bread Techniques:
Cool-Rise Doughs:
31. Describe a cool-rise dough?
Refrigerator Doughs:
32. What is the difference between Cool-rise doughs and refrigerator doughs?
Freezer Doughs:
33. Why may a freezer dough be convenient?
Bread Machines:
When using a bread machine:
34. What could you do if the dough is too moist?
35. What could you do if the dough is not moist enough?
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