The gluten-free market continues in its popularity, from savory snacks to sweet cakes and everything in between. To produce foods that offer quality taste and texture, bakers rely on a number of wheat flour replacements. One source offering multiple solutions is cassava flour and starches. The ingredients obtained from this [...]
Tunnel Oven Also known as continuous oven What is a Tunnel Oven? Tunnel ovens are continuous baking equipment which can be either direct gas-fired (DGF) or indirect heating units.The heart of high-speed production lines, they usually define the output capacity of the plant. Dividers, proof boxes, cooling towers and bagging equipment are [...]
Edibles Pesto Keto Crackers Ingredients Keto mix - 195 g Ground black pepper - 1 g Salt - 3.75 g Baking powder - 2 g Italian seasoning - 0.5 g Onion - 3.7 g Garlic, pressed - 6 g Basil pesto - 40 g Butter - 44 g Water - 48 [...]
High Fiber Saltine Cracker with Onion Ingredients In Baker's Percent: (%) Sponge Flour - 65% Water - 24.5% Sourdough Starter - 4% Instant Yeast - 0.3% Yeast food - 0.03% Dough Flour - 35% Shortening - 14% Salt - 0.8% Baking Soda - 0.04%-0.08% Fibersym - 10% Arise 5000 - 1% [...]
Crackers What are Crackers? Crackers are baked goods characterized by their low moisture content, hard bite and long shelf-life, compared to bread and buns. They come in an infinite variety of shapes, colors, flavors, textures and composition. As with other baked goods such as cookies and English biscuits, crackers have a low [...]
Gas fired ovens are a popular choice in the baking industry, mostly because of the options they provide for specific kinds of baked goods. They fall into two types, which each deliver heat differently. Direct gas fired ovens transfer heat by radiation from flames, electric resistances, and hot surfaces. On the other hand, indirect gas fired ovens [...]
What’s the secret to the perfect cracker? These light, crispy products make up a key sector of the baking industry with plenty of room for new innovation, flavors and textures. However, their process is unlike many other baked goods or bakery products. Here’s your guide to commercial cracker production. The basics Crackers are usually [...]
As gluten-free products fill the market, so do gluten-free flours that can hold up in commercially baked goods. Different sources offer different benefits and challenges for bakers, so it’s nice to find a gluten-free option that provides additional benefits for its niche—like how sweet rice flour can also improve low fat and fat free snack [...]
By Katie Jones Slice of Key Lime Pie The winter weather prompted us to head south to Florida from Minnesota as the temperatures dipped to the single digits. Florida’s forecast = 85oF and sunny! As a bonus I knew I could park my Travel Trailer at my family’s home and do some [...]
How do a thermal profiler and texture analyzer work in a quality program? Here is a case study to show how you can make these tools work for you. The BAKERpedia team worked with the Wheat Marketing Center to research the production of crackers and their texture. Cracker production is unlike many other baked goods. They have low [...]
