Test 4 Flashcards
What happens generally in milling flours
Bran & germ separated from endosperm
Milling flours: breaking
Endosperm separated from bran/germ
Milling flours: purifying
Air blows away bran
Milling flours: sifting
Aerates and removes any residue
T/F Gluten is present in all flours
True
Cake flour
Short patent, high in starch, low in protein
Pastry flour
Soft wheat, 9.7% protein
All purpose flour
Mix of hard & soft wheat, 10.5% protein
Bread flour
Long patent, 11.8% protein
Vital wheat gluten
Concentrated dried wheat gluten, 41% protein
Whole wheat
13.3% protein & 71% carb
Straight hard wheat
11.8% protein & 76.9% card
All purpose
10.5% protein and 76.1% carb
Cake flour
7.5% protein and 79.4% carb
Soft or spring wheat flour
Lowest protein, highest starch
Examples of soft or spring wheat flour
Pastry and cake flours
Hard or winter wheat
Highest protein, lowest starch
All purpose flour
Blend of spring and winter wheat
White wheat
New variety, white color, has fiber of wheat, texture of white
Still has bran but bran is white in color
Triticale
Wheat-rye hybrid, produced in Scotland for greater hardiness
Aged flour
Bleached by aging, slow, expensive
What does aged flour assist with
Oxidation during bread making
Increases swelling of starch granules and improves dispersion of ingredients during mixing
Bleached flour
Uses chlorine dioxide gas or benzoyl peroxide
What does bleached flour assist with
Oxidation during bread making
Chorine dissipates as a gas
Benzoyl peroxide destroyed by oven heat
Instant or agglomerated flour
Hydrated via steam, heated dry, producing small fine particles that do not club/stick together
Self rising
Leavening agent and salt added
Enriched flours
Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, and folic acid added per government policy
Bromated flour
Potassium bromide, a commercial oxidant to enhance gluten development, but has dropped in use due to risks
Non-cereal flours
Soybean, potato, taro, arrowroot
Cereal grain flours (non-wheat)
Oat, rye, barley, rice, corn, buckwheat, chickpea
What does dried gluten do
Enhances “rising” and increases protein level
What is gluten
Large protein
Contain about 1000 amino acids each
Gliadins form _____ bonds and glutenins form _____ bonds
weak;strong
Kneading
compression and stretching of dough and gluten becomes stronger
What does kneading do to the protein molecules
realigns them
What does kneading do to yeast, Co2
re-distributes them
Lipids
Stabilize dough structure but may weaken gluten
soften bread, and prevent staling
Enzymes
Convert starch to sugar which feeds yeast and assists reproduction
Gluten characteristics
Plasticity: changes shape with pressure
Elasticity: moves back to original shape
Relaxation: can take other shapes
Managing gluten strength is controlled by
Type of flour
What kind of gluten formation do bread flour form
Strong
What kind of gluten formation do cake flours form
little or no gluten formation
what kind of gluten do quick breads form
limited gluten formation
Physical leavening agents
Air and steam
Biological leavening agents
Yeast
Chemical leavening agents
Baking powder, baking soda
Yeasts
Metabolize sugars for energy
~1 molecule of sugar yields 2 molecules of alcohol and 2 molecules of Co2~
What happens to CO2 and alcohol in dough during bread making
Trapped in dough
Forms of yeast
cake or compressed
active dry yeast
Instant dry yeast/quick action
Cake/compressed yeast
Alive and very perishable
Active dry yeast
Dormant, can be stored
Instant dry yeast/quick action
Produces CO2 quickly
Baking powder
Acid present as cream of tartar
When liquid added, acid (cream of tartar) reacts with alkaline (baking soda) to produce CO2
What does too much baking powder do to chocolate mixes
turns them red-brown
bitter taste
Fast or single acting baking powder
used in commercial baking operations
must be handled and processed quickly
Slow or double acting baking powders
reacts when liquids added
reacts again when heat applied
What type of baking powder is recommended for low sodium diets
Potassium bicarbonate
What type of baking powder is used for commercial cookies
Ammonium bicarbonate
Effects of creaming sugar into mixture
Increases volume
Increases moistness
Increases tenderness
Purpose of salt
Flavor Firms up dough Improves volume Improves texture Prolongs shelf life
Purpose of liquids
Hydrates flour Gelatinize starch Helps gluten form Serves as solvent for yeast Allows baking powder to react Produces steam (leavening) during baking
Purpose of fats
Adds flavor, flakiness, color
Limits gluten *higher fat = shorter glutens strands
Adds volume
Produces more tender crumb
Excess fat will shorten dough, making product too dense
Food additives
Mold inhibitor + other additives
Straight dough mixing method
Put ingredients in and mix at same time
Sponge mixing method
Mix yeast, water and flour to make “sponge”
Batter mixing method
Simple, no kneading after mixing
Ingredients combined, beaten by hand, mixer, or dough hook to develop the gluten
Rapid mix mixing method
Used with bread making machines
Uses mixes or scratch recipe
Combine ingredients and pour into container
Rising
Yeast ferments to make CO2
Ph drops
Increased acidity helps gluten hydrate with water and inhibits mold growth