Food Commodities- Bread

Question 1

What are the main ingredients for making bread?

Answer 1

Yeast
Flour
Salt
Milk or water (liquid)
Sugar/f at (optional)

Question 2

After you combine your ingredients how do you make the bread?

Answer 2

Knead, prove, shape and bake the dough to form bread.

Question 3

How can we make bread more interesting?

Answer 3

Add ingredients, topping and filling to add flavour

Question 4

Name three types of breads and where they originate?

Answer 4

naan- India
baguette- France
hot cross bun- England

Question 5

What does the eat well guide state about bread?

Answer 5

• Bread is part of the ‘yellow’ (bread, rice, potato and other starchy carbohydrates) section
• Foods from this section should make 1/3 of our diets

Question 6

What is the nutritional value of bread?

Answer 6

Carbohydrates
Protein
B vitamins 
Calcium
Iron

Question 7

How should bread be stored? (shops)

Answer 7

Shops: wrapped in plastic to stay fresh, stored in a dry place as moisture can cause bread to go bad

Question 8

How should bread be stored? (fresh bread)

Answer 8

Fresh: losses moisture when exposed to air, store in a bread box or a sealed paper bag

Question 9

Can you store bread in the refrigerator?

Answer 9

No because it will dry out

Question 10

How should bread be stored? (freezer)

Answer 10

You can freeze bread for over two months, wrap the bread in plastic before freezing helps it stay fresh, need to defrost before eating

Question 11

What is bread?

Answer 11

A staple food (foods which form a big part of our diets and are eaten often)