Yeast Breads PDF Video Notes

Yeast Breads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnA3i1MyB-k&t=8s 1. What is the first step to making yeast bread? Proof the yeast Why is this the most important step? To make sure the yeast is alive To proof the yeast: measure out the milk or other liquid,...

Yeast Breads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnA3i1MyB-k&t=8s 1. What is the first step to making yeast bread? Proof the yeast Why is this the most important step? To make sure the yeast is alive To proof the yeast: measure out the milk or other liquid, 100 to 110 degrees, Add liquid to large bowl and stir in sugar and yeast. Let stand about 5 minutes. Live yeast will begin to foam and bubble a few minutes after stirred in. 4. To make bread dough, add most of flour all at once and stir just enough until mixture is combined. Save some of the flour for kneading. 5. After mixture is combined, dump dough onto floured surface and you’re ready to knead. 6. Add enough remaining flour to get the dough to the desired consistency for kneading (it is okay if you do not use all the remaining flour). 7. Explain how to knead bread dough. Push dough out with the palm of your hands and fold over, Give it a quarter turn , and repeat. Add more flour when necessary. Knead for 7 to 10 minutes, or until dough feels smooth and elastic , but still a little tacky. 8. For the first rising, place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray because the dough will double in size. Cover dough with slightly damp dish towel, and place in a warm place, approximately 85 degrees, free from drafts, for 1 hour. 9. When the dough appears to have double in size, gently press 2 fingers into the dough. If the indentation remains, the dough has risen enough. Punch dough down in the center to deflate. 10. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface for shaping.