Sinbo SBM 4713 [26/52] Introduction of bread ingredients

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INTRODUCTION OF BREAD INGREDIENTS

used for making bread with large size and better inner fiber. Bread flour is the most

important ingredients of making bread.

2. Plain flour

Plain flour is made by mixing well-chosen soft and hard wheat and applicable for making

express bread or cakes.

3. Whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is made by grinding whole wheat, it contains wheat skin and gluten

whole wheat flour is heavier and more nutrient than common flour. The bread made by

whole wheat flour is usually small in size. So many recipes usually combine the whole

wheat flour and bread flour to achieve best results.

4. Black wheat flour

Black wheat flour, also named by“rough flour”, is a kind of high fiber flour that is similar

to whole wheat flour. To obtain the large size after rising it must be used in combination

with high proportion of bread flour.

5. Cake powder

Cake powder is made by grinding soft wheat or low protein wheat, which is specially used

for making cakes. Different flour seems to be alike, Actually yeast performance or

absorbability of various flour differs largely for growing areas ,growth reasons , grinding

process and storage life. You may choose flour with different trademark to test, taste

and compare in local market, and select the one which could produce the best result

according to your own experiences and taste.

6. Corn flour and oatmeal flour

Corn flour and oat flour are made by grinding corn and oatmeal respectively, they both

are the additive ingredients of making rough bread, which are used for enhancing the

flavor and texture.

7. Sugar

Sugar is very important ingredient to add sweet taste and color of bread. While it helps

to yeast bread as nourishment. white sugar is largely used. Brown sugar, powder sugar

or cotton sugar may be called by special requirements.

8. Yeast

Yeast passes doughy yeasting process, then produces carbon dioxide, making bread

expand and inner fibre soft. However, yeast fast breeding needs carbohydrate in sugar

and flour as nourishment.

1tsp. active dry yeast =3/4 tsp.instant yeast

1.5tsp. active dry yeast =1 tsp. instant yeast

2tsp. active dry yeast =1.5 tsp. instant yeast

Yeast must be stored in refrigerator as it will be killed at high temperature, before using

check the date and storage life of your yeast. Store it back to the refrigerator as soon

as possible after each use. Usually the failure of bread rising is caused by the dead yeast.

The ways described below will check whether your yeast is fresh and active or not.

1. pour 1/2 cup warm water (45-50˚C) into a measuring cup