Have you ever wondered whether dough goes bad after a certain period of time? Well, it does! And you don’t want to throw out perfectly good bread or pizza dough because you didn’t realize it was going bad. The dough is a mixture of flour, water, yeast, salt, and other ingredients. The dough is then …
Baking bread at home has never been easier. There are now several types of ovens out there that allow you to bake delicious homemade bread without having to spend hours in front of the stove. There are two main types of ovens: convection and fan ovens. Convection ovens heat food from the inside out using …
Have you ever wondered why some bread dough rises faster than other batches? There are several reasons why this happens, but the main reason is because of the amount of yeast present in the starter. Bread starters contain live yeast cultures that feed off sugars found naturally in flour. The yeasts produce carbon dioxide gas …
Have you ever had dough that breaks apart into pieces when you try to roll it out? If yes, then you probably already know that it happens because the gluten in bread flour has developed too much elasticity. This makes it impossible to roll the dough evenly without breaking it into pieces. Gluten is a …
Have you ever wondered why bread dough needs sugar added to it? Bread dough is basically flour, water, yeast, salt, and other ingredients mixed together to create a soft, elastic dough. This dough is then allowed to rise before being shaped into loaves. Sugar is used to increase the volume of the dough. This allows …
Do you think pasta needs to be cooked before being put into soup? Pasta is a type of starch food made from durum wheat flour, water, salt, and sometimes eggs. It is often served cold or at room temperature. In this blog post, I’m going to answer the question above and explain you why cooking …
