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    How to Bake: Yeast and How it Works
    How to Bake: Yeast and How it Works
    How to Bake: Yeast and How it Works
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    How to Bake: Yeast and How it Works

    By Dennis Weaver

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    Hi, I’m Dennis Weaver and I would like to share my baking book with you, How to Bake. It’s free. It’s illustrated. It’s the most comprehensive downloadable home baking guide you'll ever see.

    If you study the material in this book, you won’t just be a better baker; you’ll be an expert baker. I’m going to teach you what I know—what you would learn in a culinary school—and not charge you a dime. That's a pretty good trade I'd say, since culinary school would cost you thousands of dollars.
    I want to share what I’ve learned over the years and in my training. I want to make you a better baker. I’ll explain things in a way that you’ll understand and learn even if you’re a beginner. And even if you’re an expert, I promise you’ll still learn.

    Save it, print it, add it to your kitchen library. Share it with your children and pass on your culinary knowledge to future generations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDennis Weaver
    Release dateMay 16, 2012
    ISBN9781476390291
    How to Bake: Yeast and How it Works

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      Book preview

      How to Bake - Dennis Weaver

      How to Bake

      The Art and Science of Baking

      By Dennis R Weaver

      Copyright 2012 by The Prepared Pantry

      Published at Smashwords

      Chapter 3

      Yeast and How it Works

      Chapter 3

      Yeast and How it Works

      Part 1: Yeast and How it works

      Part 2: Using Yeast to Make Great Breads

      How long should my bread rise?

      Why do we need to knead?

      Is brown bread better?

      High Altitude Breads

      Part 3: Recipes

      Hamburger or Sandwich Buns

      Italian Herbed Focaccia

      Cheesy Dinner Rolls and Loaves

      Dilly Cheese Bread

      Teton Valley Whole Grain Bread

      Summer Zucchini and Carrot Bread

      Southern Cornbread

      Yeasted Banana Nut Bread

      Easy Sourdough Bread

      How to Bake Bread on the Grill

      Copyright 2005, The Prepared Pantry. All rights reserved.

      The material herein is published by The Prepared Pantry for the private use of individuals and may not be used for commercial purposes without the express consent of the publisher. The information contained herein is believed accurate but the publisher makes no warranties, express or implied, and the recipient is using this information at his or her own risk.

      Yeast and How it Works

      This chapter is in three parts. The first part is about principles—you will learn about yeast and how it works. The second part is about techniques, how to use yeast generally in the making of great breads. In the third part, you will learn to use yeast in particular recipes and applications.

      Part 1: Yeast and How it Works

      Did you ever wonder why flour tastes like sawdust but a French or Italian bread made with that same flour and little else has a pleasant, sweet taste? It’s the yeast.

      Yeast is the magic ingredient of the baking world. While the rest of our ingredients are inanimate, yeast is alive and bakers have learned to cultivate yeast as a living thing in their bread and pastry doughs. In this chapter, we will explore the different types of yeast and learn to cultivate yeast in different ways to create different products.

      Our grandparents used—and many commercial bakers still use—fresh yeast rather than the dry yeast that we buy in the store. Fresh yeast performs marvelously well but is fragile, must be kept refrigerated, and used right away—hardly the conditions of today’s carefree baking.

      The yeast that we buy is granular. Each little grain is a manufactured ball of starch or dextrose containing many yeast cells. When these grains are dissolved, the yeast is released into the dough.

      The yeast on the grocers’ shelves typically comes in two forms: either instant active dry yeast or active dry yeast. The difference is in how the yeast cells hydrate or absorb water. Instant active dry yeast does not have to be hydrated in water prior to mixing as active dry yeast does.

      Active yeast is mixed in water, the particles are dissolved, and the yeast is allowed to grow until the mixture becomes foamy. Then it is added to the flour. The cells

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