Question | Answer |
Benching | Technique used for rounding individudal rolls |
Compressed yeast | A moist form of yeast that must be dissolved in liquid before using in bread dough |
Developed dough | dough that has been made smooth by additional mixing after the ingredeints are blended; additional mixing also develops the gluten |
Docking | The process of making cuts in the top of a bread loaf before baking |
Dissovle | To mix dry ingredients into a liquid by stiring |
Dough | A mixture of ingredients which is thick enough to be kneaded or rolled out |
Dry yeast | A granular form of yeast that may be combined with other dry ingredients for mixing into bread dough |
Fermentation | The process of raising a dough through the action of yeast |
Formula | Another term used in bakeries to refer to standardized recipe |
Gradually | In stages; step by step; little by little |
Grease | To apply fat or oil to the inside bottom and sides of a baking pan with a brush or pad |
Humidity | The amount of moisture in the air |
Knead | To fold and press dough to force out gas |
Loaf | A shaped or molded mass of bread |
Makeup | To form or shape, as in molding a roll or loaf of bread |
Pan-proofing | The final proofing process in which shaped rolls and loaves of bread in baking pans area placed in proof box to rise |
Preheat | To heat an oven to the correct temperature before putting bread in to bake |
Proof | To raise a yeast dough by putting it in a warm, moist place |
Punch | To press raised dough with your fist to force out extra gases trapped during the rising process |
Rest | To allow dough to set after punching, scaling and rounding for glutem strands to relax for ease in rolling and cutting |
Rise | To increase in volume and become light and spongy |
Roll | A small piece of baked yeast raised dough |
Rounding | The shaping of dough pieces to seal the ends |
Sheeting | In mixing dough, the point at which the dough pulls into long flat strands |
Stir | To mix with a circular motion |
Volume | The size of a product, especially in relation to its weight |
Wash | To brush a liquid, such as eggs or milk, over the top of a product before it is baked |