Lallemand Baking Update
Lallemand Baking Update is produced by Lallemand Inc. to provide bakers with a source of practical technology for solving problems.
The Science Behind Bread Staling
Staling refers to the undesirable changes (other than microbial spoilage) that take place between the time bread is baked and consumed. Understanding the different aspects of staling and the factors that affect them can help bakers make better decisions about their formulas, ingredients, processes, and packaging. Aspects of Staling Crumb firming is caused by [...]
Baking with Probiotics
Probiotics and their role in gut health is become more popular with consumers. However, baking with probiotics can raise some difficulties. How can bakers take advantage of this trend? Food Trends: Adding probiotics According to a Markets and Markets report published in January 2019, the probiotics market is growing at an estimated rate of [...]
Developing Unique Bread Flavors and Aromas
Until recently, artisan bakeries have had the advantage of being more flexible in choosing their baking processes and ingredients to develop unique bread flavors. Now industrial bakeries can also have options if they pay attention to the fermentation steps. There is a general misconception that flavor compounds generated during bread fermentation cannot contribute to [...]
The Role of Yeast in Baking, Nutrition and Health
Yeast not only leavens dough and gives it a light, sponge-like texture—it provides flavor, aroma and contributes to the nutritional value of bread. Here's how it functions in bread, and boosts the benefits of the final baked good. In baked goods, yeast has three main roles. Leavening The carbon dioxide gas produced by yeast [...]
A Guide to Reducing Agents in Dough
Reducing agents are a type of dough conditioner used to reduce mix time and improve extensibility. They are used in bread to increase bakery throughput and to adjust for flour variation and in a number of other yeast and chemically leavened applications. How do reducing agents work? During mixing, the gluten in the flour [...]
Working with Preferments, pH and TTA
Preferments are an essential part of the breadbaking process, impacting key attributes and development. To optimize your preferment, and final product, you'll need to understand how preferments work, and the role pH and TTA plays in them. Preferment is the general term for the sponge or brew step that is used at the start [...]
4 Myths about Bread, Baking and Baker’s Yeast
Bread is an important foodstuff in everyday life. A healthy, balanced diet is the foundation of good health, and nutritionist and most health professionals recognize that bread should be part of a healthy diet. However, for multiple reasons the consumption of bread has been declining in the last decades. Some global population trends might [...]
