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Dough Strength
The dough strength is a property of dough that enables it to withstand the mechanical stress of the breadmaking process through a balanced combination of viscosity and Elasticity (physics), elasticity. While the exact definitions of dough strength (also known as flour strength, baking strength, flour protein strength, gluten strength) vary to the point that some researchers avoid using the term altogether for its lack of precision, generally the dough strength is considered to have three components: * extensibility allows the dough to be stretched and keep the new shape, so that the bread rolls and loaves can be formed; * elasticity allows the dough to spring back after deformation. Hearth breads made of dough with little elasticity will go flat instead of baking up; * tenacity is the overall resistance of dough to stretching. High tenacity makes dough hard to work with during the makeup (breadmaking), makeup. Typically the dough strength is measured with an alveograph (Alveograph W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dough
Dough is a malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from flour (which itself is made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops). Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents, as well as ingredients such as fats or flavourings. Making and shaping dough begins the preparation of a wide variety of foodstuffs, particularly breads and bread-based items, but also including biscuits, cakes, cookies, dumplings, flatbreads, noodles, pasta, pastry, pizza, piecrusts, and similar items. Dough can be made from a wide variety of flour, commonly wheat and rye but also maize, rice, legumes, almonds, and other cereals or crops. Types of dough Doughs vary widely and may be ''enriched'' with eggs, sugars, spices, and fats. With respect to enrichment, the dough are forming a spectrum with two extremes: * lean dough contains mostly the basic ingredients (flour, water, salt, and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |