Week 2, Bread Production

Our chef Jen took these photos of our first bread production. We are off to a great start. Here are some of the 12 steps of bread making:

Scaling

#1 Scaling Ingredients

Mixing

#2 Mixing

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# 3 Fermentation-yeast converts sugars and starched into carbon dioxide (CO2) and alcohol.

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#7 Benching relaxes the gluten, fermentation continues

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#8 Make upĀ  andĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  panning

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ready for the proof box #9

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Egg wash to make a shiny crust and it acts like glue to make the seeds stick. Egg washing bread is not one of the 12 steps

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Venting product lets steam escape (it is not one of the 12 steps)

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#10 Baking (in the oven)

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#11 Cooling

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Finished product- looks great. After #11 Cooling, it can be #12 sold, stored, or served