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What is the role of yeast in bread making?
What is the role of yeast in bread making?
- Producing carbon dioxide and alcohol through fermentation (correct)
- Increasing the dough's thickness
- Adding flavor to the dough
- Preventing air pockets in the bread
Why is it important to leave the dough in a warm place during bread making?
Why is it important to leave the dough in a warm place during bread making?
- To reduce the sugar content in the dough
- To improve the taste of the bread
- To promote fermentation by the yeast (correct)
- To prevent the yeast from working
What happens if the temperature is too high during the bread cooking process?
What happens if the temperature is too high during the bread cooking process?
- The bread becomes fluffier
- The dough becomes sweeter
- The alcohol content increases
- The yeast is killed (correct)
How does carbon dioxide contribute to the rising of bread?
How does carbon dioxide contribute to the rising of bread?
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What happens to the alcohol produced during fermentation in the bread making process?
What happens to the alcohol produced during fermentation in the bread making process?
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Study Notes
Biological Raising Agents
- Yeast is a type of fungus and a single-celled microorganism that serves as a biological raising agent
- Yeast is commonly used in bread making to produce bread dough
How Biological Raising Agents Work
- Yeast feeds on sugar contained in the dough, producing carbon dioxide and alcohol through fermentation
- Carbon dioxide is produced and trapped as tiny pockets of air within the dough, causing it to rise
- The warmth from the environment initiates fermentation, but high temperatures can kill the yeast
- During baking, the carbon dioxide expands, causing the bread to rise further
- The alcohol produced during fermentation evaporates during the bread baking process
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