If you care about the quality of your batter or dough, then it makes sense you would want to care about the quality of your wheat flour. But what exactly makes a flour quality? Well, it all comes down to what you're baking, and what the desired result is. But first things first, you have to [...]
Artisan bread with its simple, clean label is a popular choice for consumers these days. So, many artisan bakeries are scaling up to the industrial level. Here are some things to keep in mind when running a high output artisan bread line. What is artisan bread? Artisan bread contains natural and high-quality ingredients. While [...]
To accurately produce high-quality, high-yield baked goods, replace guesses and opinions with hard data. Thermal profiling dough and oven temperatures with an in-transit, portable data recorder has many benefits to the commercial wholesale or retail bakery. Here are 5: 1. Consistent dough proofing The importance of proofing must not be discounted. Maintaining the consistency [...]
Have you thrown away or remixed doughs because they are spent or over proofed? What if we told you that is a thing of the past? Yeast is the key ingredient to dough development and fermentation. It’s also a process that needs to be precise. Let it work too long and doughs are ruined. [...]
Bread Processing Also known as bread manufacture process What is Bread Processing? Traditionally, the term “bread processing” was used by high-speed bakers to assess the contribution of moulding or makeup stages of dough to the manufacture of bread. Today, it’s a broader term describing the overall manufacturing process of breads and buns. [...]
Yeast Donuts Also known as yeast-raised or fermented doughnuts What are Yeast Donuts? Yeast donuts are fried bakery products that are yeast-leavened, unlike traditional donuts that are chemically-leavened with baking powder and made with a cake batter. The unique characteristics of donuts are their traditional ring shape and the method of frying [...]
Risograph What is a Risograph? The risograph is a yeast activity testing instrument that studies dough development and gas release during a proofing process. It measures the production of gas by yeast during fermentation and the maximum height reached by dough while recording the total gas released during proofing. The risograph helps [...]
Dough Handling Properties What are Dough Handling Properties? One of the goals of the mixing process in breadmaking is to achieve an optimum and proper balance of dough handling properties. There are 4 major dough handling properties:1 Extensibility Elasticity Resistance to deformation (tenacity) Stickiness At the bakery, frequent complaints such [...]
Every day we get questions on the BAKERpedia website. With over a thousand visits a day from people all over the world, it’s no surprise! When it comes to the commercial baking industry, there’s a lot of processes and ingredients that have to be just right so the product comes out perfect and delicious—and [...]
When you measure relative humidity (RH), you're gauging the moisture in the air. The higher the RH%, the more moisture is out there. While you may be sick of humidity this time of year, it’s a very, very important part of baking. Done right, it works wonders on product consistently and quality. Why is it so important? [...]
