Dried Yeast - Needs to mixed with warm water and sugar
Easy-blend yeast - Work quick
Flour treatments are added to mixture to improve texture by making the gluten more elastic:
Emulsifier, Soya Flour, Vitamin C, Preservative to stop mould growth
Bleaching products are added to bread to
make it look white - normally looks yellow
Nutrients added to bread by law
Every 100g of flour must have a minimum
content of iron, calcium and B-vitamins
Functions
Flour: Gluten - makes bread stretchy
Liquid: Makes mixture into dough - provides warmth
Yeast - Helps bread rise
Salt: Strengthens gluten - flavour to dough - control yeast
Sugar - Used during fermentation proccess
Fat: Texture and colour
Vitamin C: Activates yeast - helps it work faster
Strong Plain Flour - More gluten - makes the bread rise
Plain flour will make the bread rise but it will not hold shape