SLC22 -W1Baking Course: History of bread and fermentation process by @rossnenye

Hello everyone, good evening to you all and welcome back to my blog. I'm so excited to participate in this Learning Challenge.

🥐 Do you think it is important to ferment yeast before using it? What can happen to our bread if we do not activate the yeast and apply it directly to the dough? (1 point)

Yes, it is very necessary to ferment yeast before making bread this is to ensure that the Yeast is still alive and active to leaven the dough because if it doesn't leaven the dough, the bread will not rise. The act of activating the yeast is called proofing.

What happens if the Yeast is not active

If the Yeast is not active, the bread will not rise well thereby leading to dense and heavy bread.

🥐Name and explain the types of yeast and which one is available in your country. (1 point)

Types of Yeast seen in my Country

The following are the type of Yeast seen in my Country.

• Active yeast

This type of Yeast is in the granulated form and it needs to be activated with warm water before usage.

• Instant Yeast

This type of Yeast is a fine grained yeast. It is added directly to the dry ingredients and it does not need water to activate it.

🥐Follow the step-by-step instructions on how to ferment the yeast. And tell us if it fermented or not. Do you see bubbles? (2 points)

After following the following instructions to ferment my Yeast, they was air bubbles and this shows that the Yeast is active.

🥐Make a yeast-free bread with the following recipe and tell us what its texture and flavor are like. Did you like it? Give your yeast-free bread a creative shape (3 points)

To make this bread, I used the following ingredients and quantity.

• 110 milliliters of water
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, without raising agent

Procedure for preparation

• I added the all purpose flour, salt, oil in a Large bowl and then, i started kneading it. I added water little by little.
  

• I kept on kneading for about 10 minutes until I got a soft dough. I also ensured that the dough is not sticky. Then I Let it rest for 8 minutes.
  

Then, I used a fork to make tiny holes in the dough before placing it in the oven to bake for 20 minutes.

🥐Now with what you have learned about yeast, make a creative bread with the yeast used for the test, that way you will take advantage of it and document your potty step by step, showing at the end both breads (with and without yeast) with their respective sign indicating user, date, and baking-slc22w1 (3 points)

Ingredients for activating the dough

• Dry yeast 7 grams
• Wheat flour 1 tablespoon
• Sugar1 tablespoon
• Warm water 1 cup

Procedure for activating the yeast

• I boiled lukewarm water, then added the sugar, flour and finally the Yeast and mixed everything together.

• I covered the yeast and left it in a warm place for about 10 to 15 minutes. When I opened it, they was air bubbles and this shows that the Yeast is still active.
  

Ingredients for making bread

• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 7 grams of dry yeast
• 3 cups all-purpose flour without self-rising
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 eggs, I used 1 for the dough and the other for varnishing

Procedure for making the bread

• Then in a large bowl, i added 3 cups of flour, the already fermented yeast and the rest of the other ingredients for bread making excluding salt.
  

• Then, I started kneading the dough. I added water but not too much to avoid making the dough sticky.
  

• Then I added salt to the dough.

• I placed the dough on the table and knead it for 10 minutes I did this until I obtained a soft dough.

• Then I covered it with a clean cloth, and kept it in a warm place for an hour until it doubles in size.
  

• I took the dough to the table and make the bread into the desired shape, after that, I Greased the flour and tray and let the bread rest there for 45 minutes.

• After that, I brushed the dough with egg wash and bake at 180 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
  

It was really fun doing this even though my unleavened bread didn't turn out the way I want but i will try again next time.

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