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2 days ago · Eucharist, in Christianity, ritual commemoration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples, at which (according to tradition) he gave them bread with the words, ‘This is my body,’ and wine with the words, ‘This is my blood.’. The Eucharist is the central act of Christian worship.
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5 days ago · This process is called gelatinization. As the dough heats up, the surfaces of starch granules crack. Between 55° and 65°C / 131° and 149°F, they swell with water, causing amylose molecules within the starch to start seeping out. Between 60 °C and 80 °C / 140°F and 176°F, the expelled molecules form a set gel.
1 day ago · No-knead bread is a method of bread baking that uses a very long fermentation time, as in 12-18 hours, instead of kneading to form the gluten strands that give the bread its texture. It is also very simple — no machine is needed, just a wooden spoon and bowl. It is characterized by a low yeast content and a very wet dough.
4 days ago · Otto Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, created the invention by which all others are judged — sliced bread — in 1928. His innovation quickly changed consumer culture.
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3 days ago · Yeast. Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. [1] [2] [3] They are estimated to constitute 1% of all described fungal species.
3 days ago · Discover the fascinating science of bread making for your best results yet, with baking instructor and cookbook author Michael Kalanty as your guide. First, become familiar with the four basic ingredients used to make bread and get to know the role that each plays in the dough system.
