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Bread – From Struggle to Survival

Bread – From Struggle to Survival

WHAT IS BREAD? Bread is a staple food in many countries typically prepared from a dough made of flour, water, salt, yeast, and other ingredients. Bread is available in many varieties, including sourdough, sweet bread, soda bread, and more. It has been eaten worldwide for millennia. Gluten is essential for bread making and influences the mixing, kneading, and baking properties of dough. When you first start to bake bread, learning to mix the ingredients is very important. CLASSIFICATION Many different…

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Cake – A Slice Of Heaven

Cake – A Slice Of Heaven

WHAT IS CAKE? Cake is a sweet baked food that is made from a dough or batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder). The ancient Greeks called cake plakous, meaning “flat”. It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. They also had a cake called “satura”, which was a flat heavy cake. During the Roman period, the name for cake became “placenta”. The word cake…

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